Frederic William Dean
Captain (retired) Frederic William Dean (20 July, 1868 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
As a Midshipman, Dean received an unusual evaluation from Captain Henry Forster Cleveland of his first ship, the central battery ironclad H.M.S. Superb: "plodding but slow."
Dean was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1892. In January, 1894 he was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for saving a man just out of Plymouth Sound.
Dean was promoted to the rank of Commander on 2 May, 1900.[1]
On 25 February 1902, Dean was judged to have demonstrated what the C-in-C, Nore labelled a "want of a sense of his responsibilities" when he left his flotilla at Green[illeg] in unsettled weather without giving the officers left in command sufficient instruction. Damage resulted, and he was superseded in command. Dean asked that he be given a Court Martial, but his application was refused.
In 1914, he was in command of the Sutlej when she collided with something, perhaps at Gibraltar.
Dean was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 9 May, 1919, which was subsequently antedated to 20 July, 1918.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Philip J. Stopford |
Captain of H.M.S. Albatross 13 Oct, 1900[2] |
Succeeded by Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Dee 14 Jul, 1904 – 1904 |
Succeeded by Harold E. Sulivan |
| Preceded by George C. Quayle |
Captain of H.M.S. Hussar 3 Jan, 1905[3] |
Succeeded by Harry H. Smyth |
| Preceded by Edward A. Thomas |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 17 Nov, 1905[4] – 15 Feb, 1906 |
Succeeded by Robert W. Dalgety |
| Preceded by Herbert du C. Luard |
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej 21 Feb, 1913 – 8 Mar, 1915 |
Succeeded by Cunningham R. de C. Foot |
| Preceded by Rowland H. Bather |
Captain of H.M.S. Hilary Apr, 1916[5] – 25 May, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Cecil H. Fox |
Captain of H.M.S. Powerful 4 Jul, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 328.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401o.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 91.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396n.
