John Deane (sailor)
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Captain John Deane (1679 – 1761) was an English sailor with a long career in the Royal Navy and Russian Navy. He rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy, commanding in the Capture of Gibraltar. Deane later commanded a trading vessel, the Nottingham Galley, shipwrecked on Boon Island in 1710. Deane spent 1714–1721 in service with the Tsar Peter the Great commanding a Russian naval ship. He then worked in Flanders as British Consul to the Port of Ostend until 1736, when he retired to his native Wilford, Nottingham. He died in 1761 from injuries in a violent assault. His wife died on the next day.
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Born | 1679 Nottingham, England |
Died | 1761 (aged 81–82) Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England |
Cause of death | Assault and Robbery |
Resting place | St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford |
Nationality | British |
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The many accounts of his life include that of William Henry Giles Kingston,[1] who confirms that Deane "really existed", and Richard H. Warner.[2] His shipwreck on Boon Island and suspected cannibalism appear in accounts by W. C. Riess and A. Nightingale.[3][4]