A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Codd, Edward
CODD. (Commander, 1844. f-p., 22; h-p., 5.)
Edward Codd entered the Navy, 11 Sept. 1820, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Northumberland 78, Capt. Thos. Harvey, on the Home station; became Midshipman, 4 Aug. 1821, of the Argus 18, Capts. Septimus Arabin and John Burnett Dundas, employed in North America and the West Indies; and, from Oct. 1825 until March, 1833, was borne on the books, latterly – having passed his examination 11 Sept. 1827 – as Mate and Acting-Lieutenant of the Warspite 76, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Wm. Hall Gage, the broad pendant afterwards of Sir Jas. Brisbane, and then the successive flags of Sir Edw. Codrington and Rear-Admiral Thos. Baker, during which period he visited every portion of the globe, and was very creditably employed, while in command for 19 months of the Adelaide tender, in recovering at Cape Frio the stores and specie wrecked in H.M.S. Thetis. After an additional attachment to the Asia 84, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Wm. Parker off Lisbon, and Victory 104, and Britannia 120, flag-ships of Sir Thos. Williams at Portsmouth, he was officially promoted 8 Jan. 1836. His next appointments were, on the Mediterranean station – in the course of the same year, to the Caledonia 120, bearing the flag of Sir Josias Rowley, Edinburgh 74, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres, and Caledonia again – 16 Nov. 1837, to the Princess Charlotte 104, bearing the flag of Sir. Robt. Stopford – and, 13 March, 1838, to the Talbot 28, Capts. Henry John Codrington and Robt. Fanshawe Stopford. While in the latter frigate, previously to joining which he had for 15 months commanded the Hind cutter, and had, in Feb. 1838, been dismasted and nearly lost in a Channel gale, Mr. Codd, as Second-Lieutenant, assisted in the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre, and took part in the various sounding and other operations which preceded the fall of that fortress. His last appointment was, 27 June, 1843, to the Cornwallis 72, flag-ship at China of Sir Wm. Parker, on the paying off of which, being at the time First-Lieutenant, he was advanced to his present rank by commission dated 11 Nov. 1844. He has since been on half-pay. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.