Captain Edward Stanley Adeane, HMS Tenedos

Edward Stanley Adeane

7 Dec 1836 Born, son of Henry John Adeane and Hon. Matilda Abigail Stanley in Babraham, Cambridgeshire, England

Jun 1850 Naval Cadet

Midshipman on HMS Imperieuse (Frigate, North Sea) in the Baltic Expedition 1854 (Baltic Medal)

21 Jun 1856 promoted to Mate

21 Jun 1856 Mate on HMS Desperate (Screw Steam Ship, Mediterranean)

25 Feb 1858 promoted to Lieutenant

5 May 1859 Lieutenant on HMS Brisk (Corvette, Cape of Good Hope)

7 Jan 1862 Lieutenant on HMS Narcissus (Frigate, Flag Ship Cape of Good Hope and Africa)

8 Sep 1864 promoted to Commander

16 June 1865 Commander on HMS Arethusa (Frigate, Mediterranean)

Jul 1865 Honorary Member of the Royal Yacht Squadron

21 Sep 1868 Commander on HMS Galatea (Frigate, Particular Service)

24 Jul 1871 promoted to Captain

4 Jun 1872 Captain on HMS Agincourt (Flagship of second in command, Channel Squadron)

1874 Captain on HMS Narcissus (Flag Ship, Flying Squadron)

31 July 1875 married Lady Edith Isabella Dalzell, daughter of Colonel Harry Burrard Dalzell, 10th Earl of Carnwath and Isabella Campbell

1877 became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)

25 Mar 1878 Captain on HMS Tenedos (Corvette, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa) arrived at Durban on 20th Dec 1878 and landed a naval brigade comprising 3 officers and 58 men on 1 Jan 1879. Captain Adeane and his ship's company who remained on board managed the ship on a dangerous coast when shorthanded, and subsequently gave assistance to the transport "Clyde" wrecked near Cape Agulhas.

After returning to England in late 1879 for repair Tenedos was sent to North America and West Indies Squadron.

19 Dec 1879 Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George

27 Nov 1882 Captain on HMS Warrior (Coast Guard Service, Greenock, Clyde District)

1 Jun 1883 Captain on HMS Shannon (Coast Guard Service, Greenock, Clyde District)

5 Aug 1885 Captain on HMS Ajax (Coast Guard Service, Greenock, Clyde District)

1 Jan 1888 promoted to Rear Admiral

Chairman of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’ Benevolent Society

1891 – 1892 Rear Admiral on HMS Anson second in command (Channel Squadron)

13 May 1893 promoted to Vice-Admiral

19 Mar 1898 promoted to Admiral

7 Dec 1901 Retired

18 Oct 1902 Died age 65


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Headstone for Vice-Admiral Edward Stanley Adeane (7 December 1836 - 18 October 1902), and his wife, Edith Isabelle Adeane (nee Dalziel) (15 October 1843 - 7 May 1909)

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Lady Edith Isabella Adeane (née Dalzell) (1843-1909), Wife of Edward Stanley Adeane

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A DRY CARD COMPASS REMOVED FROM THE RUSSIAN PRIZE MIRAN DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR OF 1855
the 6in. diameter compass card printed with thirty-two point rose suspended within a gimballed brass bowl with white-painted interior, weighted base and glazed top, contained within a wooden box with sliding lid with applied label reading Compass taken from Russian Prize Miran by E.S. Adeane R.N. and brought to England July 1855 (lid now split) -- 6 x 10 x 10in. (15 x 25.5 x 25.5cm.)
Lot Notes
The Miran [or Myran] was an 80-ton wooden brigantine built at Jacobstad (Finland) in 1834. On 17th April 1855, she was captured by H.M. Ships Desperate [and Archer] in the Baltic during the war with Russia and sent home with a prize crew commanded by Edward Adeane, Mate of the Desperate. The entry in Desperate's log records the incident thus: Proceeded to close a schooner to the South'd. at 5.35am. Mustered at Quarters. 6am. Chase hoisted Russian colours. 7am. Stopped and sent Cutters to take possession of Russian schooner "Myran" laden with coal. H.M.S. Desperate was an 8-gun wooden screw sloop of 1,038 tons, built at Pembroke Dock in 1849 and broken up at Devonport in 1865, which emerged from the Baltic War of 1854-55 with a distinguished record and a battle honour for the campaign.

Vice-Admiral Edward Stanley Adeane, C.M.G., R.N., joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet in June 1850 and was made Sub-Lieut. in 1856 for his services in the Baltic the previous year. His active service also included the Zulu War of 1879, by which time he was a Captain, and he achieved flag rank in 1888. Second-in-command of the Channel Squadron in 1891-92, he was made Vice-Admiral in 1893 prior to his retirement.

What a coincidence, Two Zulu War Veterans childern marry each other.

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1879graves,

Nice updates on Adeane. I like the part about him being in command of the prize crew. Nice start for a young officer.

Thanks

Petty Officer Tom

littlehand,

For some unknown reason I cannot open your post of Aug 20.


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