Charles Frederick Schomberg
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vice Admiral Charles Frederick Schomberg (c. 1815 – 29 September 1874) was an officer of the British Royal Navy. He was the eldest son of Admiral Alexander Wilmot Schomberg by his second marriage.[1]
The ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., was named after him. She was built in Aberdeen, and sank on her maiden voyage; from Liverpool to Australia in 1855 off the Shipwreck Coast, Peterborough, Victoria.
Career
Schomberg entered the navy from the Royal Naval College on 16 May 1829 with the rank of midshipman, passing his examination for lieutenant in 1833, but not obtaining his commission until 28 June 1838. On 13 July he was appointed to the ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". under the command of Captain John Lawrence, to serve in the Mediterranean.[1] There he took part in the operations of 1840 on the coast of Syria, and on the night of 1 October served in the boats under Commander Henry John Worth, at the destruction of a train laid to one of the castles at Beyrout, and the capture there of 31 barrels of powder.[2]
On 3 February 1841, he was appointed senior lieutenant of the steam frigate Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., under Captain Horatio Thomas Austin. In November 1843 he moved with Captain Austin, as additional lieutenant, to the steam gunboat Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., and on 10 February 1844 he was promoted to commander.[1]
He then served as Second Captain, from 21 June 1845 aboard the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., and from 6 December 1847 in the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., both under the command of Sir Henry John Leeke in the Channel Fleet. From 7 January 1848, he moved into Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., flagship of Vice Admiral the Earl of Dundonald on the North America and West Indies Station.[1]
Schomberg was promoted to captain on 10 July 1851, and served as commander of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". in the Channel Fleet from 25 May 1859 until 9 January 1860. He was captain of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., the guardship of the steam reserve at Sheerness from 10 January 1860 until 13 February 1862, and then moved to command Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". as a coastguard ship at Leith until her replacement by Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". on 29 February 1864. Schomberg took over command of Trafalgar and was with her until March 1865.[3]
He had no further active service, but was promoted to rear-admiral on the retired list on 24 May 1867,[4] and then to vice-admiral on 29 May 1873.[5] Charles Schomberg died at Holyhead on 1 October 1874.
Personal life
Schomberg was born in RNH Stonehouse, Plymouth[6] and married in 1848 to Helen Hartshorne in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They had 3 daughters.
References
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- ↑ 1871 Wales Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5752; Folio: 36; Page: 11; GSU roll: 895826
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