Charles Ross (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Charles Bayne Hodgson Ross CB (July 1776 – 2 March 1849) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Naval career
Ross joined the Royal Navy in 1788 and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. Promoted to Captain in 1802, he was given command of HMS Pique and captured the French brigs Phaeton and Voltageur in March 1806. He served in operations in North America in 1814 and later commanded HMS Northumberland as she transported Napoleon Bonaparte to exile on St Helena in 1815. He served as Commissioner of Plymouth Dockyard in 1829 and was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1837.

Family
In 1803 he married Sarah Cockburn; they had one son and three daughters.