A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Frederick, Charles
FREDERICK. (Captain, 1842. f-p., 20; h-p., 17.)
Charles Frederick was born 7 May, 1797.
This officer entered the Navy, 5 June, 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Téméraire 98, Capt. Edwin Henry Chamberlayne, flag-ship off Cadiz and in the Mediterranean of Rear-Admiral Fras. Pickmore, whom he accompanied, in Dec. 1811, into the Royal George 100. From Oct. 1812, until July, 1817, we find him officiating as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, under Sir John Louis, of the Aigle, Semiramis, and Eurotas frigates; in the first of which he saw much boat-service, was at the capture and detention of a convoy at Porto Maurizio, and witnessed the fall of Genoa. On leaving the Forth, which ship had for some time borne the flag at Bermuda of Rear-Admiral Edw. Griffith, Mr. Frederick rejoined Admiral Pickmore, in the Sir Francis Drake 36, at Newfoundland, where he continued until promoted, 20 April, 1818. His appointments, as Lieutenant, were – 4 Jan. 1823, to the Trinculo 18, Capt. Rodney Shannon, on the Cork station – and, 27 July, 1826, as First, to the Alacrity 10, Capts. Geo. Jas. Hope Johnstone and Joseph Nias. For his gallant conduct in boarding and capturing, when in a boat belonging to the latter sloop, a piratical mistico, on which occasion he received a gunshot wound in the head, and had 4 of his men hurt, Mr. Frederick was advanced to the rank of Commander 6 May, 1829.[1] He procured an Inspectorship in the Coast Guard 29 March, 1837; and on next obtaining command, 15 Nov. 1841, of the Apollo troop-ship, sailed for India and China. In consideration of his services in the Yang-tse-Kiang, where he was present at the capture of the city of Chin-Kiang-Foo, and at the pacification of Nanking, Capt. Frederick was rewarded with Post-rank 23 Dec. 1842.[2] He has not since been employed.