| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | A |
| Pennant | D 65 |
| Built by | Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. (Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.): Wallsend |
| Ordered | 6 Mar, 1928 |
| Laid down | 20 Jun, 1928 |
| Launched | 8 Aug, 1929 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jun, 1930 |
| Lost | 27 Jul, 1940 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Codrington proved to be a fast ship, reaching 37.7 knots on a displacement of 1.674 tons with 39.257shp during 6-hour full-power trials, but her gearing was noisy and had to be re-cut before final acceptance. She also had a large turing circle.
HMS Codrington (Capt. George Frederick Stevens-Guille, OBE, DSO, RN) was sunk at Dover by German aircraft on 27 July 1940. Commanding Officers: Capt. George Elvey Creasy, MVO, RN Capt. George Frederick Stevens-Guille, OBE, DSO, RN |
| Noteable events involving Codrington include: 27 Jul, 1940 |