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.

Admiral Charles Frederick
Born	7 May 1797
Died	23 December 1875 (1875-12-24) (aged 78)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Apollo HMS Amphitrite HMS President HMS Caesar Queenstown
Battles / wars	First Opium War Crimean War

Naval career

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]