Charles Penrose (Royal Navy officer)


Sir Charles Penrose

Born20 June 1759
Died1 January 1830(1830-01-01) (aged 70)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
RankVice-Admiral
CommandsHMS Lynx
HMS Cleopatra
HMS Resolution
HMS Sans Pareil
HMS Carnatic
Mediterranean Fleet
ConflictsFourth Anglo-Dutch War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

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