Chief of Navy (Australia)
Appearance
Chief of the Royal Australian Navy | |
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since 4 July 2008 | |
Style | Vice Admiral |
Term length | Three years (renewable) |
Inaugural holder | Rear Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell |
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The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of Defence. The rank associated with the position is Vice Admiral (3-star).
Vice Admiral Russell Crane is the current Chief of Navy and assumed this position in July 2008.
Appointees
Name | Service | Term began | Term ended |
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Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces | |||
Rear Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell KCMG, KBE | RAN | 25 February 1904 | 28 February 1911 |
First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board | |||
Rear Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell KCMG, KBE | RAN | 1 March 1911 | 9 June 1919 |
Rear Admiral Sir Percy Grant KCVO, CB | RN | 10 June 1919 | 14 February 1921 |
Vice Admiral Sir Allen Everett KCMG, KCVO, CB | RN | 24 November 1921 | 29 August 1923 |
Rear Admiral Percival Hall-Thompson CB, CMG | RN | 25 February 1924 | 28 June 1926 |
Rear Admiral William Napier CB, CMG, DSO | RN | 29 June 1926 | 11 June 1929 |
Vice Admiral Sir William Munro Kerr KBE, CB | RN | 21 October 1929 | 19 October 1931 |
Admiral Sir George Hyde KCB, CVO, CBE | RN | 20 October 1931 | 28 July 1937 |
Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin KBE, CB | RN | 1 November 1937 | 3 March 1941 |
Admiral Sir Guy Royle KCB, CMG, DSO | RN | 18 July 1941 | 28 June 1945 |
Admiral Sir Louis Hamilton KCB, DSO | RN | 29 June 1945 | 23 February 1948 |
Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins KBE, CB | RAN | 24 February 1948 | 23 February 1955 |
Vice Admiral Sir Roy Dowling KBE, CB, DSO | RAN | 24 February 1955 | 23 February 1959 |
Vice Admiral Sir Henry Burrell KBE, CB | RAN | 24 February 1959 | 23 February 1962 |
Vice Admiral Sir Hastings Harrington KBE, CB, DSO | RAN | 24 February 1962 | 23 February 1965 |
Vice Admiral Sir Alan McNicoll KBE, CB, GM | RAN | 24 February 1965 | 2 April 1968 |
Vice Admiral Sir Victor Smith AC, KBE, CB, DSC | RAN | 3 April 1968 | 22 November 1970 |
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Peek KBE, CB, DSC | RAN | 23 November 1970 | 22 November 1973 |
Vice Admiral Sir David Stevenson AC, KBE | RAN | 23 November 1973 | 22 November 1976 |
Chief of the Naval Staff | |||
Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot KBE, AO | RAN | 23 November 1976 | 20 April 1979 |
Vice Admiral Sir James Willis KBE, AO | RAN | 21 April 1979 | 20 April 1982 |
Vice Admiral David Leach AC, CBE, LVO | RAN | 21 April 1982 | 20 April 1985 |
Vice Admiral Michael Hudson AC | RAN | 21 April 1985 | 8 March 1991 |
Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall AC | RAN | 9 March 1991 | 9 March 1994 |
Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor AO | RAN | 10 March 1994 | 18 February 1997 |
Chief of Navy | |||
Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor AO | RAN | 19 February 1997 | 30 June 1997 |
Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers AO | RAN | 1 July 1997 | 2 July 1999 |
Vice Admiral David Shackleton AO | RAN | 3 July 1999 | 2 July 2002 |
Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie AO | RAN | 3 July 2002 | 3 July 2005 |
Vice Admiral Russ Shalders AO, CSC | RAN | 4 July 2005 | 3 July 2008 |
Vice Admiral Russell Crane AO, CSM | RAN | 4 July 2008 | 3 July 2011 |