Frederick joined the
Royal Navy in 1810 and then served in the
First Opium War in command of
HMS Apollo. Promoted to
captain in 1842, he commanded
HMS Amphitrite in the
Pacific during the
Crimean War. Although he was never knighted, he brought a lawsuit over the succession to the
Frederick Baronetcy in 1873 following the death of the 6th Baronet. ==References==