A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Autridge, Charles
AUTRIDGE. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 30; h-p., 18.)
Charles Autridge entered the Navy, 30 June, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Poulette 20, Capt. Jas. Dunbar, with whom, and Capts. Hen. Hope and Anselm John Griffiths, he afterwards served, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Astrea 32, and Leonidas 38, until Nov. 1811. He was present, during that period, in the Astrea at the siege of Copenhagen, in Sept. 1807, and in the Leonidas at the reduction of Cephalonia and Santa Maura in 1809-10, besides participating in many boat affairs on the coasts of Italy and Spain. He served the remainder of the war in the Erebus, commanded by his relative, Capt. Wm. Autridge, Victory 100, flag-ship of Sir Jas. Saumarez, Salsette 36, Capt. John Bowen, and Phoenix 36, Capts. Wm. Henry Webley and Chas. John Austen, on the Baltic, East India, and Channel stations. Having passed his examination in 1809, he was at length promoted to the rank of Lieutenant by commission dated 10 Feb. 1815; and was subsequently appointed – 31 Oct. 1828, to the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Ramillies 74, Capt. Hugh Pigot – 11 June, 1831, to the Coast Guard – 26 Sept. 1837, to the command of the Skylark revenue-cutter – and, 19 June, 1841, to the Pigmy steam-packet. He was superseded from the latter vessel in July, 1846.