Commodore Joseph Deane (c. 1731 â 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 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.
Deane died at Port Royal in Jamaica, on 12 January 1780.