Frederick Dean (SA Navy) explained

Honorific Prefix:	Commodore
Frederick John Dean
Birth Date:	1900 9, df=yes
Commands:	South African Navy
Battles:	World War I World War II

Commodore Frederick Dean (19001983) was a South African military commander.

Military career

During World War I, he served with the Mercantile Marine, attached to the Royal Navy. He became a sub-lieutenant in the RNR and served in submarines. He joined the South African arm of the as a lieutenant.

In 1940, he became Officer Commanding of,^[1] sweeping the Agulhas Bank, which earned him an OBE.^[2]

From 1942, he was Commanding Officer, Cape Town Detachment, Seaward Defence Force.

In 1945, he became Commander Seaward Defences, South African Naval Forces, effectively the head of the South African Navy.

Later career

He was a trustee of the National War Museum from 1946 to 1952.

See also

• List of South African military chiefs
• South African Navy

Notes and References

1. Web site: J.N.. Houterman. South African Naval Forces (Voluntary) (SANF(V) Officers 1939-1945 . Unithistories.com . 3 January 2015.
2. Book: Uys. Ian. South African Military Who's Who 1452–1992. 1992. Fortress Publishers. 0-9583173-3-X. registration.