A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Haycock, Charles
HAYCOCK. (Lieut., 1813. f-p,. 10; h-p., 31.)
Charles Haycock entered the Navy, 18 May, 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Diligence sloop, stationed in the North Sea; served next, from May, 1807, until April, 1811, chiefly as Midshipman, in the Cossack 24, commanded in the Great Belt, off the north coast of Spain, and in the Mediterranean, by Capts. Geo. Digby and Thos. Garth; rejoined Capt. Digby, then, in the Lavinia frigate, on the latter station; and, after having acted for 11 months as Lieutenant of the Onyx 10, Capts. Philips, Squire, Cobb, and Julian, and for a short time also in command of the Vesta schooner, off Cadiz and Lisbon, was confirmed, 6 Dec. 1813, into the San Juan, flag-ship at Gibraltar of Rear-Admiral Sam. Hood Linzee. He was lastly, from 22 June, 1814, until 4 Dec. 1815, employed in the Mediterranean, on board the Volontaire 38, Capt. Hon. Wm. Waldegrave.