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Norman von Heldreich Farquhar
Rear Admiral Norman von Heldreich Farquhar (11 April 1840 – 3 July 1907) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He is best known for commanding a naval squadron which was wrecked with three German warships at Apia, Samoa in 1889.
Biography.
After graduating from the Naval Academy in June 1859, he served with the Africa Squadron until September 1861 when he sailed a prize slaver home to the United States.
Lieutenant Farquhar spent most of the Civil
USS Farquhar (DE-139)
USS "Farquhar" (DE-139) was an built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
She was named in honor of Rear Admiral Norman von Heldreich Farquhar, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1859 and had a distinguished record of accomplishments.
"Farquhar" (DE-139) was launched 13 February 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd.