Frederic William Dean

Captain (retired) Frederic William Dean (20 July, 1868 – 18 July, 1943) 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 specially promoted to the rank of Commander for services in South Africa on 2 May, 1900.

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 Damage resulted, and he was superseded in command.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.

He retired to live at 'Hilary,' Dial Hill, Clevedon in Somerset, and died in Bristol on 18 July 1943, "Fortified by the Rites of the Roman Catholic Church."

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Hubert Stansbury	Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 10 Aug, 1897 – 17 Aug, 1897	Succeeded by Oscar V. de Satgé
Preceded by Fawcet Wray	Captain of H.M.S. Rocket 18 Aug, 1897	Succeeded by Evan C. Bunbury
Preceded by Mark E. F. Kerr	Captain of H.M.S. Mermaid Aug, 1900 – 13 Oct, 1900	Succeeded by John F. E. Green
Preceded by Philip J. Stopford	Captain of H.M.S. Albatross 13 Oct, 1900 – 20 Mar, 1902	Succeeded by Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
Preceded by Barry E. Domvile	Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful late 1901	Succeeded by Colin K. MacLean
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Dee 14 Jul, 1904 – 30 Nov, 1904	Succeeded by Harold E. Sulivan
Preceded by William C. M. Nicholson	Captain of H.M.S. Antelope 30 Nov, 1904 – 2 Jan, 1905	Succeeded by Joseph A. Shuter
Preceded by George C. Quayle	Captain of H.M.S. Hussar 3 Jan, 1905 – 17 Nov, 1905	Succeeded by Harry H. Smyth
Preceded by Edward A. Thomas	Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 17 Nov, 1905 – 15 Feb, 1906	Succeeded by Robert W. Dalgety
Preceded by Seymour F. Rowe	Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej 21 Feb, 1913 – 8 Mar, 1915	Succeeded by Cunningham R. de C. Foot
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Diligence 31 Oct, 1915 – Mar, 1916	Succeeded by Rowland H. Bather
Preceded by Rowland H. Bather	Captain of H.M.S. Hilary Apr, 1916 – 25 May, 1917	Succeeded by Vessel Lost
Preceded by Cecil H. Fox	Captain of H.M.S. Powerful 4 Jul, 1917	Succeeded by ?