Deputy Chief of Navy (Australia)
| Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Navy | |
|---|---|
| Style | Rear Admiral |
| Member of | Royal Australian Navy |
| Reports to | Chief of Navy |
The Deputy Chief of Navy (DCN) is the second most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of Navy (CN). The rank associated with the position is rear admiral (2-star).
Appointees
The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Navy or its preceding positions. Rank and honours are as at the completion of the individual's tours.
| Rank |
Name |
Postnominal(s) |
Term began |
Term ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of Naval Staff | |||||
| Captain | Frank Getting | 1940 | 1942[1] | ||
| Captain | Roy Dowling | 1943 Sep | 1944 | ||
| Captain | David Harries | 1944 | 1945[2] | ||
| Captain | Herbert Buchanan | DSO | 1945 Oct | 1946[3][4] | |
| Captain | Henry Burrell | 1946 Oct | 1948 Oct | ||
| Captain | Galfrey Gatacre | DSO, | 1948 Oct | 1951[5] | |
| Captain | Alan McNicoll | GM | 1951 Oct | 1952[6] | |
| Captain | Otto Becher | DSO, | 1952 | 1954[4] | |
| Captain | Henry Burrell | 1954 | 1954 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Jack Mesley | LVO, DSC | 1955 | 1957[2] | |
| Rear Admiral | Galfrey Gatacre | DSO, | 1957 Jan | 1959 Jan[5] | |
| Rear Admiral | Otto Becher | CBE, DSO, | 1959 Jan | 1962[4] | |
| Rear Admiral | Thomas Morrison | CBE, DSC | 1962 | 1964[2] | |
| Rear Admiral | Richard Peek | OBE, DSC | 1965 | 1967 | |
| Rear Admiral | Victor Smith | CBE, DSC | 1967 | 1968 Apr | |
| Rear Admiral | David Stevenson | CBE | 1968 | 1970 | |
| Rear Admiral | David Wells | CBE | 1970 | 1971[7] | |
| Rear Admiral | Anthony Synnot | CBE | 1972 | 1973 | |
| Rear Admiral | William Dovers | CBE, DSC | 1973 | 1975[4][8][9] | |
| Rear Admiral | Geoffrey Gladstone | AO, | 1974[9] | 1975[2] | |
| Rear Admiral | Brian Murray | 1975 | 1978[2] | ||
| Rear Admiral | Neil McDonald | AO | 1978 | 1979[2] | |
| Rear Admiral | John Stevens | 1979 | 1981[7] | ||
| Rear Admiral | Peter Doyle | AO, OBE | 1981 | 1982[4] | |
| Rear Admiral | Geoffrey Woolrych | AO | 1982 | 1983[7] | |
| Rear Admiral | Ian Richards | 1983 | 1984[7] | ||
| Rear Admiral | Ian Knox | 1984 | 1984 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Neil Ralph | AO, DSC | 1985 | 1989[10][11] | |
| Rear Admiral | Peter Sinclair | AO | 1989 | 1989 | |
| Rear Admiral | Ken Doolan | 1989 | 1990[4] | ||
| Rear Admiral | Ian MacDougall | 1990 Jul | 1991 Mar | ||
| Rear Admiral | Robert Walls | AM | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Rear Admiral | Rodney Taylor | AO | 1991 Nov | 1994 | |
| Rear Admiral | David Campbell | AM | 1994 | 1995[4] | |
| Rear Admiral | Chris Barrie | AO | 1996 May | 1997 Jun | |
| Deputy Chief of Navy | |||||
| Rear Admiral | Chris Oxenbould | AO | 1997 | 1999[7] | |
| Rear Admiral | Chris Ritchie | AO | 1999 | 1999[12] | |
| Rear Admiral | Geoffrey Smith | AM | 1999 | 2000[7] | |
| Rear Admiral | Brian Adams | AM | 2000 Jun | 2002 Jun [4] | |
| Rear Admiral | Rowan Moffitt | AM | 2002 Jun | 2004 Jun [2] | |
| Rear Admiral | Max Hancock | AM | 2004 Jun | 2006 Jun [2] | |
| Rear Admiral | Russ Crane | AM, CSM | 2006 Jun | 2008 Jun | |
| Rear Admiral | Davyd Thomas | AO, CSC | 2008 Jun | 2011 Feb | |
| Rear Admiral | Trevor Jones | AM, CSC | 2011 Feb | 2013 | |
| Rear Admiral | Michael van Balen | AO | 2013 | 28 January 2016 | |
| Rear Admiral | Michael Noonan | AM | 28 January 2016 | Incumbent | |
References
- ^ Getting Division, Royal Australian Navy Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rear Admirals G-M, Admirals of the RAN
- ^ J. V. P. Goldrick, 'Buchanan, Herbert James (1902 - 1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 286-287.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rear Admirals A-F, Admirals of the RAN
- ^ a b Cooper, Alastair. "Gatacre, Galfry George Ormond (1907 – 1983)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "McNicoll, Alan Wedel Ramsay". Records Search. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Rear Admirals N-Z, Admirals of the RAN
- ^ Rear Admiral William John Dovers CBE DSC (born 1918) vs Rear Admiral William Anthony George Dovers CSC (born 1951) who was SO to DCNS
- ^ a b Dovers' end date is inconsistent with Gladstone's start date
- ^ A short biography of our national patron, Rear Admiral Neil Ralph ret'd, Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia, Victorian Branch, www.vvaavic.org.au
- ^ Australia Day Honours, 1987, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January 1987
- ^ Vice Admirals, Admirals of the RAN
