A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hallett, Charles William
HALLETT. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
Charles William Hallett entered the Navy 22 July, 1829; passed his examination 23 Jan. 1836; and was. for some time employed as Mate in the Wanderer 16, Capt. Hon. Joseph Denman, on the coast of Africa. His appointments, since his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 3 Sept. 1841, have been – 2 May, 1842, and 12 May, 1844, to the Malabar 72, and Warspite 50, Capts. Sir Geo. Rose Sartorius and Provo Wm. Parry Wallis, both on the Mediterranean station – and 24 Aug. 1846, as First, to the Hound 6, Capt. Granville Hamilton Wood, in which vessel he is again serving on the African coast.