Admiral Sir Henry Chads KCB (27 October 1819 – 29 June 1906)[1] was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Born the son of Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads, Henry Chads joined the Royal Navy in 1832[2] and went on to take part in operations against Malay pirates in the Strait of Malacca.

[3] Promoted to captain in 1848, he commanded HMS Portland, HMS Amphion, HMS Conway, HMS Nile and then HMS London.

[2] He was appointed Captain-Superintendent of Deptford Dockyard in 1863 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1876 before retiring in 1884.

[2] He lived at Portland House in Southsea[3] and there is a memorial to him in St Judes Church in Portsmouth.