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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 11 June, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 224}} | She re-commissioned at Devonport on 11 June, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 224}} | ||
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 October, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 223}} | |||
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 23 July, 1935 for service as flotilla leader in the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLOct35|p. 223}} | |||
Reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 7 June, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 223}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Codrington''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Codrington''" nat=UK> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Noel Marcus Francis Corbett|nick=Noel M. F. Corbett|appt=2 December, 1929|end=10 June, 1930|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Noel Marcus Francis Corbett|nick=Noel M. F. Corbett|appt=2 December, 1929|end=10 June, 1930|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederick Richard Guy Maunsell|nick=Frederick R. G. Maunsell|appt=12 March, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 224}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Gordon Sedgwick|nick=Cyril G. Sedgwick|ass=11 June, 1930|end=31 July, 1930|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Wilfred Sussex Dorling|nick=James W. S. Dorling|appt=|ass=18 October, 1932|end=26 June, 1934|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Roderick Bruce Tremayne Miles|nick=Roderick B. T. Miles|appt=21 June, 1930|end=12 March, 1931|note=also as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederick Richard Guy Maunsell|nick=Frederick R. G. Maunsell|appt=12 March, 1931<ref>Maunsell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 224}}|end=4 July, 1931<ref>Maunsell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>|note=temporary}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Roderick Bruce Tremayne Miles|nick=Roderick B. T. Miles|appt=4 July, 1931|end=2 March, 1932|note=also as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Wilfred Sussex Dorling|nick=James W. S. Dorling|appt=18 October, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 223}}|ass=18 October, 1932|end=26 June, 1934|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Wilfred Sussex Dorling|nick=James W. S. Dorling|appt=|ass=27 July, 1934|end=24 August, 1935|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Wilfred Sussex Dorling|nick=James W. S. Dorling|appt=|ass=27 July, 1934|end=24 August, 1935|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=24 July, 1935|ass=24 August, 1935<ref>Inferred from Dorling's data.</ref>|end=|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|3}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Bostock Hill|nick=Thomas B. Hill|appt=30 September, 1938<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/102.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=11 October, 1938<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/102.|}} f. 104.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=24 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}|end=26 November, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Casper Silas Balfour Swinley|nick=Casper S. B. Swinley|appt=26 November, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}|end=8 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Elvey Creasy|nick=George E. Creasy|appt=8 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}|end=16 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Frederick Stevens-Guille|nick=George F. Stevens-Guille|appt=16 May, 1940<ref>Stevens-Guille Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}|end=27 July, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4339}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|1}}}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:30, 15 November 2021
| H.M.S. Codrington (1929) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D65 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter |
| Laid down: | 20 Jun, 1928 |
| Launched: | 7 Aug, 1929 |
| Commissioned: | 4 Jun, 1930 |
| Bombed: | 27 Jul, 1940 |
H.M.S. Codrington was one of eleven "A" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy. She was different than the others, being configured as a flotilla leader, with an additional 4.7-in gun.
Service
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 11 June, 1930.[1]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 October, 1932.[2]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 23 July, 1935 for service as flotilla leader in the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[3]
Reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 7 June, 1937.[4]
Captains
- Commander Noel M. F. Corbett, 2 December, 1929 – 10 June, 1930
- Captain Cyril G. Sedgwick, 11 June, 1930 – 31 July, 1930 (and as Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Roderick B. T. Miles, 21 June, 1930 – 12 March, 1931 (also as Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick R. G. Maunsell, 12 March, 1931[5][6] – 4 July, 1931[7] (temporary)
- Captain Roderick B. T. Miles, 4 July, 1931 – 2 March, 1932 (also as Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain James W. S. Dorling, 18 October, 1932[8] – 26 June, 1934 (and as Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain James W. S. Dorling, – 24 August, 1935 (and as Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 24 July, 1935 (and as Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas B. Hill, 30 September, 1938[9] – 11 October, 1938[10]
- Captain David J. R. Simson, 24 August, 1939[11] – 26 November, 1939[12]
- Commander Casper S. B. Swinley, 26 November, 1939[13] – 8 February, 1940[14]
- Captain George E. Creasy, 8 February, 1940[15] – 16 May, 1940[16]
- Captain George F. Stevens-Guille, 16 May, 1940[17][18] – 27 July, 1940[19] (and as Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 223.
- ↑ Maunsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/110. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 224.
- ↑ Maunsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/110. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 223.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/102. f. 104.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/102. f. 104.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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