Commodore Joseph Deane (c. 1731 – 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 HMS Eurus. He went on to command the sixth-rate HMS Lowestoffe and saw action during the siege of Quebec in 1760. He went on to command the fifth-rate HMS Pearl and then the sixth-rate HMS Mermaid^[1] before briefly serving as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station from September 1766 to November 1766. After that, he commanded, successively, the fifth-rate HMS Stag, the third-rate HMS Royal Oak and, finally, the third-rate HMS Ruby and took part in the action of 7 March 1779.^[2]

Deane died at Port Royal in Jamaica, on 12 January 1780.^[3]