Charles Penrose (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Charles Penrose
Born20 June 1759
Penryn, Cornwall
Died1 January 1830 (1830-02) (aged 70)
Lostwithiel, Cornwall
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice admiral
CommandsHMS Lynx
HMS Cleopatra
HMS Resolution
HMS Sans Pareil
HMS Carnatic
Mediterranean Fleet
Battles/warsFourth 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.