Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe (5 February 1794 – 14 June 1864) was a
Royal Navy
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officer who went on to be
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Plymouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the admiral's command. Between 1845 and 1896, this offic ...
.
Naval career
Born the son of
Robert Fanshawe, Fanshawe joined the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
in 1804. Promoted to
Captain in 1816, he commanded
HMS ''Donegal'' from 1832 and then
HMS ''Princess Charlotte'' during the
Oriental Crisis in 1840.
[William Loney RN]
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Fanshawe was appointed Commodore, West Coast of Africa in 1849, Commander-in-chief, North America and West Indies in 1853 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1858. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Plymouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the admiral's command. Between 1845 and 1896, this offic ...
from June 1860.[
Fanshawe died at ]Regent's Park
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in London
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and left his estates in Hampshire
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to his nephew, Admiral Sir Edward Fanshawe.Fanshawe Will
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1794 births
1864 deaths
Royal Navy admirals
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery
Fanshawe family