List of Australian admirals
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List of Australian admirals and commodores

The following is a list of people who have attained admiral rank within the Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...

 (RAN).

List

This list is in sort by surname.



Rank &
Pre-nom
Name
Post-
nominal(s)
Born
Cdre
RAdm
VAdm
Adm
Ret'd
Died
.DCN.
FC
AUST
_CN_
_3*_
CDF
Notes
Rear Admiral AM 1952 1998 2000 00-02 bio
Rear Admiral AM, CSC bio
Admiral AC 1945 1992 1995 1997 1998 2002 95-97 - - 97-98 98-02
Rear Admiral AM 1937 1974 1987 - - 1989 bio
Admiral AC 1934 1982 1986 1989 1993 1995 2004 - - - 89-92 93-95
Rear Admiral CBE, DSO, DSC & Bar 1908 1952 1959 - - 1966 1977 52-54
59-61
64-65
Rear Admiral OBE 1924 - - 1981 1996 bio
Rear Admiral AO 1934 1984 - - 1987
Rear Admiral AO 1952 1997 2001 02-04
Rear Admiral Sir KVCO, CMG, DSO 1881 1945 - - 1945 1970
Rear Admiral AO, CSC 1945 1991 1993 - - 2001 bio
Rear Admiral CBE, DSO 1902 1949 1957 - - 1957 1965 45-46 bio
Vice Admiral Sir KBE, CB 1904 1955 1959 - 1962 1988 46-48
54
55-56
58-59
59-62
Rear Admiral AO 1930 1980 1983 - - 1987 bio
Rear Admiral AM 1945 1992 1994 - - 1997 94-95 bio
Rear Admiral CSC bio
Rear Admiral CBE 1883 1932 1946 - - 1946 1966
RADM 1938 - -
RADM 1915 2006
RADM 1877 1942
Vice Admiral AO 1942 1989 1990 1997 - 1999 - 93-95 97-99
RADM 1902 1965
RADM 1951
Vice Admiral Sir KBE, CMG 1859 1911 1916 1923 - 1923 1934
Rear Admiral AM 1959 2003 2007 - - - 2010 - 07-09
Vice Admiral Sir KBE, CB 1899 1942 1948 - 1955 1989 - - 48-55
RADM 1911 1989
RADM 1916 2006
Rear Admiral CBE, DSC 1917 2001
Vice Admiral AO, CSM 1954 2000 2004 2008 - 2011 06-08 - 08-11
RADM 1930
Vice Admiral Sir KCMG, KBE 1852 1904 1911 1922 - 1919 1933 - - 04-19
RADM 1930
RADM 1924
RADM 1949
Rear Admiral AO 1939 1989 - - 1993 89-90 90-91
Rear Admiral CSC 1951 - -
Rear Admiral CBE, DSC 1918 2007 73-75
Vice Admiral Sir KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO 1901 1950 1953 1955 - 1961 1969 43-44 53-55 55-59 - 59-61
RADM 1888 1984
Rear Admiral AO, OBE 1924 - - 2007 81-82
RADM 1957
Rear Admiral CB, DSO, MVO 1899 1944 1947 - - 1951 1971 - 44-45
46-49
Rank &
Pre-nom
Name Post-
nominal(s)
Born Cdre RAdm VAdm Adm Ret'd Died .DCN. FC
AUST
_CN_ _3*_ CDF Notes
RADM 1888 1968
RADM 1876 1950
RADM 1942
Rear Admiral DSO, DSC & Bar 1907 - - 1983 48-51
57-59
Rear Admiral CSM 1952
RADM 1910 1992
Rear Admiral AM, CSC bio
Rear Admiral AO, DSC & Bar 1921 - - 1999 74-75
RADM 1918 1989
Rear Admiral AM, CSC
RADM 1916 1993
RADM 1923
RADM 1945 2003
RADM AM 1956 04-06
RADM CBE 1903 1980 44-45
Vice Admiral Sir KBE, CB, DSO 1906 1957 1962 - 1965 1965 - 59-62 62-65
RADM 1948
RADM 1936
RADM 1934
ADM 1933 2005
Admiral AC 1933 1982 1985 1991 1991 2005 - 82-83 85-91
RADM 1935
RADM 1938
ADM Sir 1877 1937
Admiral Sir KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 CVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

 CBE
1877 1928 1932 1936 - 1937 - 26-29 31-37
RADM
Rear Admiral DSC, AM bio
RADM 11->
Rear Admiral AM, CSC 11 -> bio
RADM 1931
RADM 1948
RADM 1923 1994
RADM 1902 1987
RADM 1926
RADM 1949
RADM 1926
Vice Admiral AO 1933 1981 1984 1987 - 1989 84 85-86 - 87-89
Vice Admiral AC, CBE, LVO 1928 1975 1979 1982 - 1985 - 79-80 82-85
Rear Admiral AM
RADM Sir 1933 1990
RADM 1922
RADM 1919
RADM 1883 1951
VADM Sir 1908 1987
RADM 1910 1987
RADM 1955
RADM 1893 1979
RADM 1911 1983
RADM Sir 1921 1991
RADM 1917 1995
Vice Admiral AC 1938 1985 1989 1991 - 1994 90-91 89-90 91-94
Rear Admiral AM bio
Rear Admiral AO
Vice Admiral Sir KBE, CB, GM 1908 1951 1965 - 1968 1987 51-52 62-64 65-68
Rear Admiral LVO, DSC
Rear Admiral AM
Rear Admiral CBE, DSC
Rear Admiral Sir KCMG, AO 1921 - - 1978 1991 75-78
Rank &
Pre-nom
Name Post-
nominal(s)
Born Cdre RAdm VAdm Adm Ret'd Died .DCN. FC
AUST
_CN_ _3*_ CDF Notes
RADM 1906 1974
RADM 1946
RADM 1903 1975
RADM 1887 1959
RADM 1895 1955
RADM 1942
RADM 1912 1997
Rear Admiral AO
Vice Admiral Sir KBE, CB, DSC 1914 1965 1970 - 1973 2010 65-66 67-68 70-73
RADM 1932
RADM 1909 1978
RADM 1922
RADM 1930
VADM 1949
RADM 1925
RADM 1956
RADM 1928
RADM 1937
RADM 1952
Rear Admiral AO, DSC
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral AO 1949 1997 2001 - 2005 99 97-99 02-05 01-02 -
RADM 1952
RADM 1950
RADM 1899 1991
RADM 1934
RADM 1950
ADM Sir 1913 1998
RADM 1927
RADM 1876 1957
RADM 1941
RADM 1926
ADM Sir 1922 2001
Vice Admiral AO 1948 1993 1998 1999 - 2002 - 99-02
Vice Admiral AO, CSC 1951 1996 1999 2002 - 2008 05-08 02-05 -
Rear Admiral AO
Rear Admiral AM
Admiral Sir AC
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...

 KBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 DSC
Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
The Distinguished Service Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force. It is awarded for distinguished command and leadership in action. The DSC was introduced in 1991 and is the highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours System...

1913 1966 1968 1970 1975 1998 67 66-67 68-70 - 70-75
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral Sir AC, KBE 1918 1967 1968 1973 - 1976 1998 68-69 70-72 73-76
Admiral Sir KBE AO
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...

1922 1971 1976 1979 1982 2001 71-72 73-74 76-79 - 79-82
RADM 1956
RADM 1857 1919
RADM 1927
Vice Admiral AO 1940 1987 1990 1994 - 1997 2002 91-94 - 94-97
Rear Admiral AO, CSC
Vice Admiral AO, CSC 1956 1999 2005 2007 - 2010 07-10 -
RADM 1905 1974
RADM 1930
VADM 1941
RADM 1918 1983
RADM 1934
RADM 1926 1997
VADM Sir 1923 2003
RADM 1892
RADM 1930
Vice Admiral AO 1941 1990 1991 1995 - 1997 95-97 -
Rear Admiral CBE
Vice Admiral Sir KBE, AO 1923 1968 1973 1979 - 1982 2003 - 78-79 79-82
Rear Admiral AO
Rank &
Pre-nom
Name Post-
nominal(s)
Born Cdre RAdm VAdm Adm Ret'd Died .DCN. FC
AUST
_CN_ _3*_ CDF Notes

Key

abbrev Year of event abbrev Period in position (or in one of its predecessor positions)
Born Year of birth DCN Period served as Deputy Chief of Navy
Cdre Year appointed Commodore (rank)
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...

 
FCAUST Period served as Fleet Commander Australia
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

RAdm Year appointed Rear Admiral (Australia)  CN Period served as Chief of Navy (Australia)
Chief of Navy (Australia)
The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence...

,
VAdm Year appointed Vice Admiral (Australia)
Vice Admiral (Australia)
Vice admiral is the second-highest active rank of the Royal Australian Navy and was created as a direct equivalent of the British rank of vice admiral. It is a three-star rank...

 
3* Period(s) served as a joint 3*, viz: VCDF and/or CCDG and/or CJOPS.
Adm Year appointed Admiral (Australia)
Admiral (Australia)
Admiral is the highest active rank of the Royal Australian Navy and was created as a direct equivalent of the British Navy rank of Admiral. It is a four-star rank. Since World War II, in general, the only time the rank is held is when the Chief of the Defence Force is a Navy officer.Admiral is a...

 
CDF Period served as Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
Chief of the Defence Force is the most senior appointment in the Australian Defence Force . The CDF commands the ADF under the direction of the Minister of Defence, in a coequal arrangement with the Secretary of Defence, the most senior public servant in the Department of Defence.The position is a...

Ret'd If not preceded by death, year retired from the RAN
Died Year of death

Senior RAN appointments

Historic name
of Appoinment
Abbrev.
Used
from
Used
to
Rank
Current name
of Appoinment
Chief of the Defence Force
Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
Chief of the Defence Force is the most senior appointment in the Australian Defence Force . The CDF commands the ADF under the direction of the Minister of Defence, in a coequal arrangement with the Secretary of Defence, the most senior public servant in the Department of Defence.The position is a...

 
CDF Adm Chief of the Defence Force
Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
Chief of the Defence Force is the most senior appointment in the Australian Defence Force . The CDF commands the ADF under the direction of the Minister of Defence, in a coequal arrangement with the Secretary of Defence, the most senior public servant in the Department of Defence.The position is a...

Chief of the Defence Force Staff CDFS Adm Chief of the Defence Force
Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
Chief of the Defence Force is the most senior appointment in the Australian Defence Force . The CDF commands the ADF under the direction of the Minister of Defence, in a coequal arrangement with the Secretary of Defence, the most senior public servant in the Department of Defence.The position is a...

Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee CCoSC Adm Chief of the Defence Force
Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
Chief of the Defence Force is the most senior appointment in the Australian Defence Force . The CDF commands the ADF under the direction of the Minister of Defence, in a coequal arrangement with the Secretary of Defence, the most senior public servant in the Department of Defence.The position is a...

Deputy Chief of Navy  DCN RAdm Deputy Chief of Navy
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff DCNS RAdm Deputy Chief of Navy
Fleet Commander Australia FCAUST 2007 now RAdm Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

 
COMAUSFLT 2007 now RAdm Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

Maritime Commander Australia MCAUST 1988 2007 RAdm Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Aust. Fleet 1913 1926 RAdm Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Aust. Squadron 1926 1949 RAdm Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

Flag Officer Commanding HM Aust. Fleet FOCAF 1949 1988 RAdm Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet
Commander Australian Fleet , also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia , is a senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy , holding full command of all Navy combat forces and responsibility for all maritime operations within the Australian Defence Force...

Chief of Navy
Chief of Navy (Australia)
The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence...

CN VAdm Chief of Navy
Chief of Navy (Australia)
The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence...

Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces VAdm Chief of Navy
Chief of Navy (Australia)
The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence...

First Naval Member VAdm Chief of Navy
Chief of Navy (Australia)
The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence...

Chief of the Naval Staff VAdm Chief of Navy
Chief of Navy (Australia)
The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence...

Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Development) Cmdre or RAdm
Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Ops) Cmdre or RAdm
Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Personnel) Cmdre or RAdm
Asst. Chief of Def. Force (Policy) Cmdre or RAdm
Asst. Chief of Def. Force Staff Cmdre or RAdm
Asst. Chief of Naval Staff (Development)
Asst. Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
Chief of Staff Naval Support Comd
Chief of Staff Maritime HQ
Chief of Naval Material
Chief of Naval Personnel RAdm
Chief Joint Ops CJOPS VAdm
Chief Capability Devel. Gp CCDG VAdm
Comdr. Aust. Theatre COMAST RAdm
Comdr. Flotillas, Maritime HQ
Comdr. Joint Forces Aust.
Comdr, Jt. Offshore Protection Comd
Dep. Chief of Naval Personnel
Dep. Maritime Comdr. Aust.
Head Capability Development Aust. Def. HQ RAdm
Head Capability Systems, Dept. of Def. RAdm
Head of Def. Personnel Executive HDPE RAdm
Second Naval Member ANB
Second Naval Member ANB (personnel)
Third Naval Member ANB Cmdre
Fourth Naval Member (chief of supply)
Fourth Naval Member ANB
Vice-Chief of Def. Force VCDF VAdm

See also

  • List of Australian generals and brigadiers
  • List of Royal Australian Air Force air marshals

Sources

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