World War II Atlantic Ocean Operations
Farquhar arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, 3 October 1943, and next day sailed on the first of three convoy escort voyages to Casablanca. She returned from each to New York for replenishment and repairs before joining a new convoy at Norfolk. On 3 April 1944, she sailed for Casablanca once more, this time in a hunter-killer group formed around Core. The group guarded the passage of a convoy, hunting submarines in the general area through which the convoy sailed.
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