George Geoffrey Codrington
George Geoffrey Codrington ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Codrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.[1]
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]
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
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 287.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 14 January, 1903. Issue 36977, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 397.
