H.M.S. Codrington (1929)

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.

Captains

• Lieutenant-Commander Frederick R. G. Maunsell, 12 March, 1931
• Captain James W. S. Dorling,  – 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)

See Also

• Wikipedia