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Charles Sotheby

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service25.1.1802CSORN
Last Known Service5.1815CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
25.1.1802		Lieutenant	CSORN
7.1809	8.1.1810	Pilot (16) 1807-1828 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
8.1.1810		Commander	CSORN
1811	4.1812	Latona (22) 1781-1816 British 22 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
28.2.1812		Captain	CSORN
10.1814		Tamar (20) 1814-1837 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
12.1814	5.1815	Slaney (22) 1813-1838 British 22 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

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Posted by alistair parker on Friday 27th of February 2026 11:54

Rear Admiral of the Blue, Charles Sotheby (1782-1854), achieved flag rank 20 Mar 1848. Entered Royal Naval Academy 5 Sep 1795, embarked Alexander 74 31 Mar 1798, as midshipman and present at the Battle of the Nile, at the capture of Le Genereux 74 and Ville de Marseilles. Confirmed as Lt in the Penelope 36 by commission 25 Jan 1802, then Pilot as noted. After Slaney 22 and Tamar appointed to Seringapatam 46 in 18 May 1824 [O'Byrne 1849 Naval Biographical Dictionary]

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