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
(RAN).
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 |
|
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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 |
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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 |
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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) | |
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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... |
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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... , |
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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... |
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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 |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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
- Admirals of the RAN
- RAN Admirals, www.navy.gov.au