Rear Admiral Sir Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee, KBE, CB (27 February 1867-16 March 1928) was a senior Royal Navy officer in the early 20th century. He served during the First World War, rising to the rank of rear-admiral. Vaughan-Lee was born in the English village of Measham in 1867. By 1881 he was a naval cadet on HMS Dapper, the Royal Navy's officer cadet training ship. In September 1882, Vaughan-Lee was appointed as a midshipman on HMS Constance. From 1909 to 1911, he served as the captain of HMS Ganges which was also then known as Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley.