| Joseph Deane | |
| Birth Date: | c.1731 |
| Death Date: | 12 January 1780 |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Commodore |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
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| Battles: | Seven Years' War |
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.
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 [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, the third-rate and, finally, the third-rate and took part in the action of 7 March 1779.[2]
Deane died at Port Royal in Jamaica, on 12 January 1780.[3]