A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Carter, Charles Ricketts
CARTER. (Lieutenant, 1840. f-p., 21; h-p., 1.)
Charles Ricketts Carter, born 28 Nov. 1811, is eldest son of Vice-Admiral Chas. Carter.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 3 Feb. 1825; and embarked, 6 Feb. 1827, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Sapphire 28, Capt. Henry Dundas, stationed in the Channel. On removing, as Midshipman, 3 March, 1828, to the Blonde 42, Capts. Edmund Lyons and Sir Thos. Sabine Pasley, he proceeded to the Mediterranean, where, in Oct. following, we find him co-operating with the French at the siege of Morea Castle. He next, in July, 1831, joined the Talavera 74, Capts. David Colby and Thos. Brown, on the same station; passed his examination 7 Sept. 1831; and was afterwards, as Mate, appointed – 21 May, 1833, to the Caledonia 120, flag-ship, also in the Mediterranean, of Sir Josias Rowley – 12 Sept. 1837, to the Britannia 120, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Sir Philip C. C. H. Durham – 22 Nov. 1837, to the Excellent gunnery-ship, Capt. Thos. Hastings – and, 20 Nov. 1838, to the Ganges 84, Capt. Barrington Reynolds. For his services at D’Journi, and otherwise on the coast of Syria, Mr. Carter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 5 Nov. 1840; subsequently to which, 28 May, 1841, he joined the Cornwallis 72, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker on the coast of China, where he served on shore with the naval brigade at the capture of the enemy’s batteries at Chapoo and Woosung,[1] and in the various other operations which terminated with the pacification of Nanking. He has been employed since 20 June, 1845, in the Canopus 84, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, on the Channel station.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1842, pp. 3694, 3400.