| 词条 | Arthur Murray Farquhar |
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|name = Arthur Murray Farquhar |birth_date = 19 January 1855 |death_date = 16 November 1937 |birth_place = |death_place = |image = |caption = |allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |serviceyears = |rank = Admiral |commands = HMS Wallaroo HMS Diana HMS Renown Coastguard and Reserves |unit = |battles = |awards =KCB, CVO }} Admiral Sir Arthur Murray Farquhar, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|CVO}} (19 January 1855 – 16 November 1937) was a British Royal Navy officer in the years before the First World War. Naval careerFarquhar joined the Royal Navy and was appointed Lieutenant in 1876. He was promoted to Captain on 31 December 1896,[1] and commanded the protected cruiser HMS Wallaroo. He was appointed in command of the protected cruiser HMS Diana on 15 January 1901,[2] as she was commissioned at Chatham for service on the Mediterranean Station.[3] Two months later, Diana was one of two cruisers to escort HMS Ophir, commissioned as royal yacht for the world tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George and Queen Mary), from Gibraltar to Malta, and then to Port Said.[4] He was appointed captain of the second-class pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Renown on 20 May 1902,[5] but did not assume command until mid-June after visiting Palermo with the Diana.[6] He commanded the Renown at the Mediterranean Station throughout the summer for combined manoeuvres with the Mediterranean and Channel Fleets. He was Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves from 1913 to 1915, and retired the following year. Farquhar was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1914 New Year Honours list. FamilyFarquhar married Helen McNeill, daughter of Sir Malcolm McNeill (1839-1919). Their son was Captain John Farquhar, DSO. References1. ^{{London Gazette |issue=26809 |date=1 January 1897|page=3}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Farquhar, Arthur Murray}}{{Navy-stub}}2. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Saturday |date=5 January 1901 |page_number=8 |issue=36344| }} 3. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Friday |date=28 December 1900 |page_number=5 |issue=36337| }} 4. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The Duke of Cornwall´s visit to the colonies |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=13 March 1901 |page_number=5 |issue=36401| }} 5. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Thursday |date=22 May 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36774| }} 6. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Tuesday |date=27 May 1902 |page_number=10 |issue=36778| }} 6 : Royal Navy admirals|Royal Navy admirals of World War I|1855 births|1937 deaths|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order |
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