Henry Codrington

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Codrington
Rear-Admiral Henry John Codrington (Lowes Cato Dickinson)
Born	(1808-08-17)17 August 1808
Died	4 August 1877(1877-08-04) (aged 68) Eaton Square, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1823–1872
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	HMS Orestes HMS Talbot HMS Queen HMS St Vincent HMS Thetis HMS Royal George Malta Dockyard Plymouth Command
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Egyptian–Ottoman War Crimean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry John Codrington KCB (17 October 1808 – 4 August 1877) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he saw action during the Greek War of Independence and was present at the Battle of Navarino. He later undertook a survey of enemy positions prior to the bombardment of Acre during the Egyptian–Ottoman War.

As a captain, Codrington provided refuge on board ship for Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his family who were fleeing from revolutionary forces and then commanded HMS Royal George in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. He went on to be Admiral superintendent of Malta Dockyard and then Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.