Charles Frederick Schomberg

Charles Frederick Schomberg
Charles Frederick Schomberg
Born	c. 1815; Devonport, Plymouth
Died	1 October 1874 (aged 58–59); Holyhead, Wales
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1829–1865
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	HMS Aboukir; HMS Cumberland; HMS Edinburgh; HMS Trafalgar;
Battles/wars	Second Syrian War
Relations	Captain Sir Alexander Schomberg (grandfather); Admiral Alexander Wilmot Schomberg (father); Admiral Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot (son-in-law); Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot (grandson);

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.

The ship SS Schomberg, 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. When she was launched she was the largest vessel ever built in the United Kingdom.

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