Joseph Deane
British Naval officer
About Joseph Deane
Lived 1731 – 1780 (aged 48–49).
Commodore Joseph Deane (c. 1730 – 12 January 1780) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station from September 1766 to November 1766.
Naval career Deane joined the Royal Navy in 1746. Promoted to captain on 17 October 1758, he was given command of the sixth-rate . He went on to command the sixth-rate and saw action during the siege of Quebec in 1760. He went on to command the fifth-rate and then the sixth-rate before briefly serving as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station from September 1766 to November 1766. After that, he commanded, successively, the fifth-rate , the third-rate and, finally, the third-rate and took part in the action of 7 March 1779.
Deane died at Port Royal in Jamaica, on 12 January 1780.
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Who was Joseph Deane?
British Naval officer
When was Joseph Deane born?
Joseph Deane was born in 1731.
When did Joseph Deane die?
Joseph Deane died on 12 January 1780.
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