Arthur Fanshawe

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For the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, see Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe. For the British civil servant, see Arthur Upton Fanshawe.

Sir Arthur Fanshawe
Born5 February 1794 (1794-02-05)
Regent's Park, London, England
Died14 June 1864 (1864-06-15) (aged 70)
Regent's Park, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Donegal
HMS Princess Charlotte
West Africa Squadron
North American Station
Mediterranean Station
Plymouth Command
Battles/warsOriental Crisis
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe KCB (5 February 1794 – 14 June 1864) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

Naval career[]

Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy in 1804. Promoted to Captain in 1816, he commanded HMS Donegal from 1832 and then HMS Princess Charlotte during the Oriental Crisis in 1840.[1]

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 from June 1860.[1]

Fanshawe died at Regent's Park in London and left his estates in Hampshire to his nephew, Admiral Sir Edward Fanshawe.[2]

See also[]

  • O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Fanshawe, Arthur" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

References[]

  1. ^ a b William Loney RN
  2. ^ Fanshawe Will
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
1853–1856 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
1858–1860 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
June 1860–October 1860 		Succeeded by
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