Charles Penrose

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose (20 June 1759 – 1 January 1830) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.

Naval career Penrose joined the Royal Navy in 1775. He took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1781 He coordinated naval support for the crossing of the river Adour in early 1814 that allowed the Anglo-Portuguese Army to isolate and invest Bayonne. thumb A chart of the Mediterranean with the tracks of the different ships bearing the flag of the Rear Admiral, 1814-18He went on to become Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in Autumn 1814. He remained in this role until May 1815 when Viscount Exmouth reclaimed his former position again. Penrose then accepted the position of Second-in-Command under Exmouth but was appointed overall Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet again in May 1816. He retired in 1819.

Family In 1787 he married Elizabeth Trevenen; they had three daughters.