Charles Fryatt | |
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| Born | Charles Algernon Fryatt 2 December 1872 Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
| Died | 27 July 1916 (aged 43) Bruges, Belgium |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Occupation | Merchant navy captain |
| Employer | Great Eastern Railway |
| Known for | Attempting to ram U-33 during the First World War and being executed for that act. |
| Spouse | Ethel Fryatt |
| Children | Olive, Victoria, Doris, Vera, Mabel, Charles, Dorothy |
| Awards | Order of Leopold (posthumous) Belgian Maritime War Cross (posthumous) |
Charles Algernon Fryatt (2 December 1872 – 27 July 1916) was a British merchant seaman who was court martialled by the Imperial German Navy for attempting to ram a German U-boat in 1915. When his ship, the SS Brussels, was captured by the Germans off occupied Belgium in 1916, Captain Fryatt was court-martialled under German military law and sentenced to death for "illegal civilian warfare". He was executed by firing squad near Bruges, Belgium. In 1919, his body was reburied with honours in the United Kingdom.