Charles Frederick (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Charles Frederick (7 May 1797 – 23 December 1875) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord.

Charles Frederick
Born7 May 1797
Died23 December 1875 (1875-12-24) (aged 78)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Apollo
HMS Amphitrite
HMS President
HMS Caesar
Queenstown
Battles/warsFirst Opium War
Crimean War

Frederick joined the Royal Navy in 1810 and then served in the First Opium War in command of HMS Apollo.[1] Promoted to captain in 1842, he commanded HMS Amphitrite in the Pacific during the Crimean War.[1] He later commanded HMS President and then HMS Caesar.[1]

Promoted to rear-admiral, he was appointed Fourth Naval Lord in 1859 and Third Naval Lord in 1861. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in 1865. Advanced to vice-admiral on 18 October 1867, he retired in 1875.[1][2]

Although he was never knighted, he brought a lawsuit over the succession to the Frederick Baronetcy in 1873 following the death of the 6th Baronet.[3]

References
  1. Admiral Charles Frederick William Loney RN
  2. "No. 23315". The London Gazette. 25 October 1867. p. 5666.
  3. "Frederick – Overseers in the Bristol Triangle". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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