Norman von Heldreich Farquhar

Norman von Heldreich Farquhar
Captain Farquhar
Born(1840-04-11)April 11, 1840
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJuly 3, 1907(1907-07-03) (aged 67)
Jamestown, Rhode Island, US
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1859–1902
Rank Rear Admiral
CommandsTriton
USS Kansas
USS Santee
USS Portsmouth
USS Quinnebaug
USS Wyoming
USS Constellation
USS Trenton
Bureau of Yards and Docks
League Island Navy Yard
USS Newark
Norfolk Navy Yard
North Atlantic Squadron
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
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Rear Admiral Norman von Heldreich Farquhar (April 11, 1840 – July 3, 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.