HMS Farnborough

HMS Farnborough, also known as (Q-5), was a Q-ship of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the First World War. Farnborough was a heavily armed merchant ship with concealed weaponry that was designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. Farnborough sank two submarines in her service in the First World War. The first submarine was SM U-68 which involved the first successful use of depth charges. The second submarine was SM U-83, which was sunk on 17 February 1917 in an action for which Captain Gordon Campbell of Farnborough received the Victoria Cross. HMS Farnborough was severely damaged in the action and was beached the same day.

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collier, armed merchant ship, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

1903-12-05T00:00:00Z

1903-12-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

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