Edward Fanshawe
| Sir Edward Fanshawe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1814 Stoke, Devon |
| Died | 21 October 1906 (aged 91) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
|
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Cruiser HMS Daphne HMS Cossack HMS Hastings HMS Centurion HMS Trafalgar North American Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich Portsmouth Command |
| Battles/wars | Oriental Crisis |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe, GCB (27 November 1814 – 21 October 1906) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
Born the eldest surviving son of General Sir Edward Fanshawe, and the nephew of Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe, Fanshawe was educated at the Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth where he came second from the top in a very talented year and was commended for both his artistic and writing ability. Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy in 1828. During the Oriental Crisis of 1840 he took part in the capture of Acre. He was subsequently given command of HMS Cruiser and then HMS Daphne.
He took part in the Crimean War as Captain of HMS Cossack. Later he commanded HMS Hastings, HMS Centurion and then HMS Trafalgar. He suffered some health problems from the 1850s, which curtailed his Mediterranean command of the HMS Centurion.
He was made Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard in 1861, Third Naval Lord in 1865 and Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1868. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North American Station in 1870, Admiral President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1875 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1878. He retired in 1879.
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