Charles Frederick (Royal Navy officer)

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]