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Charles Howe Fremantle R.N.

Charles Howe Fremantle R.N.ExplanationSon of Vice-Admiral Thomas Francis Fremantle (died 19 December 1819) Date (from)(Date to)Personal1 June 1800 Born8 October 1836 Married Isabella (died 26 December 1876), daughter of David Lyon of Portland Place, London, and widow of James Wedderburn (2 June 1788 - 23 April 1831)2 January 1857 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)13 May 1867 G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath)25 May 1869 DiedThe City of Fremantle in Western Australia is named after himEntry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'Obituary in the Times newspaper DateRank12 December 1812Entered Navy11 November 1819Lieutenant23 April 1822Commander4 August 1826Captain15 April 1854Rear-Admiral9 September 1860Vice-A

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CHARLES HOWE FREMANTLE

'Never since I have been at sea have I witnessed anything to equal the carelessness and stupidity of the Master; he placed a buoy on a rock and then steered for the buoy and ran the ship immediately on it. It was a thousand chances that we escaped being knocked to pieces, which must have been the case had it not been beautiful weather. The Master deserves to be hanged immediately... ...Nothing has annoyed me so much since I entered the service.'

Fremantle was also less than impressed with the anchorage outside the river mouth and stated, 'I do not like the appearance of the Anchorage, and if there is no nearer secure mooring for merchant ships it will be inconvenient for establishing a colony.'

On August 28 1829 (1), Captain Fremantle sailed for a British naval base in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and while he was in the area he visited Kowloon. He recommended this as a good site for a base to the Admiralty and Britain established a settlement at Hong Kong in 1841. On his return to Western Australia in 1832 he s

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Charles Fremantle

AdmiralSir Charles Howe FremantleGCBRN (2 June 1800 – 25 May 1869) was a BritishRoyal Navy officer. The city of Fremantle in Western Australia is named after him. Fremantle was the son of Admiral Thomas Fremantle,^[1] a friend of Nelson. His mother was Elizabeth, the diarist. He was a nephew of William Henry Fremantle. His elder brother was Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe. His middle name, Howe, is because his birth date was the anniversary of Lord Howe's victory over the French on the Glorious First of June in 1794. He joined the Royal Navy in 1812.^[1]

Fremantle was charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in April 1826. To avoid a scandal, his family paid off witnesses and put pressure on the judge.^[2] In August 1826 he was promoted to captain.^[1] In 1828 he was given command of the 26-gun frigate HMS Challenger,^[1] and sent to claim the west coast of Australia for the United Kingdom.

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HMS Challenger left the Cape of Good Hope on 20 March 1829.^[3]^&