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

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

Naval career

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

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.

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.

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.
Military offices
Preceded bySir Alexander Milne Fourth Naval Lord
1859–1861
Succeeded bySir James Drummond
Preceded bySir Charles Eden Third Naval Lord
1861–1865
Succeeded bySir Edward Fanshawe
Preceded bySir Lewis Jones Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown
1865–1867
Succeeded byClaude Buckle
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