George Geoffrey Codrington

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Commander George Geoffrey Codrington, R.N., Retired (2 May, 1874 – 29 September, 1946) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Codrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.[1]

Codrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1903.

On 16 June 1904, Codrington's destroyer Sparrowhawk was patrolling the mouth of the Yangtze with Whiting and Janus. Codrington led the trio to an anchorage at the northern end of Raffles Island and struck an object at 3.08pm, initiating flooding in his forward stokehold, which was evacuated and sealed as she settled on the obstruction, stabilized by anchors. As the high tide approached, Sparrowhawk's fore guns were unshipped and moved aft and the contents of her forward magazines passed to her consorts. Though this allowed her to be floated free at 11pm and the battleship Glory arrived and came alongside with pumps, the water advanced and the destroyer was lost at 7am the next day, sinking by the head. Codrington was not blamed for the loss, as the danger which had befallen his command was found to be uncharted and no due caution was left unexercised.[2]

Codrington was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on 22 June, 1916.

Codrington was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 September, 1919. On 20 September, he was promoted to Commander (retired), dated 15 September.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harry C. J. R. West
Captain of H.M.S. Porcupine
23 Jan, 1902[3]
Succeeded by
George N. Ballard
Preceded by
Charles P. Mansel
Captain of H.M.S. Otter
14 Jan, 1903[4]
Succeeded by
John Kiddle
Preceded by
George C. Hardy
Captain of H.M.S. Hart
14 Jan, 1903[5]
Succeeded by
John A. Gregory
Preceded by
Oscar V. de Satgé
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk
? – 17 Jun, 1904[6]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Wear
31 Jul, 1905[7]
Succeeded by
Thomas N. James

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
  2. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 17.
  3. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 293.
  4. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 287.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 14 January, 1903. Issue 36977, col D, p. 8.
  6. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 17.
  7. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 397.

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