William Farquharson Burnett

William Farquharson Burnett
Born	1815 Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	7 February 1863 Auckland, New Zealand
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Commodore
Commands held	Australia Station (1862–1863)
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Commodore William Farquharson Burnett, CB (1815 – 7 February 1863) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.

Burnett was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1838. Promoted to Captain in 1854, he commanded Tortoise at Ascension. He served as Governor of Ascension from 1858 until 1861. He was then the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station between 21 July 1862 until 7 February 1863. He drowned when HMS Orpheus was wrecked and sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand on 7 February 1863.