Hms Codrington Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Hms codrington Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 7.701 N,1 20.397 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 11 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS CODRINGTON |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 101.2 m |
| Width | 10.4 m |
| Draught | 3.7 |
| Tonnage | 1540 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 27, 1940 |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 1941 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H0573/41 7.4.41 WK IN 500740N, 012030E OR 065DEGS, 790FT FROM JETTY LIGHT, SUBMARINE BASIN. LYING NNE/SSW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS STF. - FNM 762/41. H0573/41 15.12.43 DELETED. (S/V DOVER). AMENDED TO DEAD. NE 1698. |
| Last Amended Date | Oct 13, 2000 |
Circumstances of loss
BOMBED AND SUNK IN DOVER HARBOUR. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS). SUNK BY AIR ATTACK AT DOVER. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY VOL 1).
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