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List of South African admirals

The following is an incomplete list of people who have attained admiral rank within the South African Navy (SAN).

Key

Abbreviation Rank
Cdre Commodore
R Adm (JG) Rear Admiral (Junior Grade)
R Adm Rear Admiral
V Adm Vice Admiral
Adm Admiral

The ranks of Flag Officers changed in 1997 when the rank previously called Commodore became known as Rear Admiral (Junior Grade).[1] For the purposes of this list if they held the rank of Commodore before 1997 they are listed with that rank

List

Rank Name Last position held Notes Dates of service
Adm Hugo Biermann Chief of the Defence Force Only person to hold the rank of Admiral 1952-1976
V Adm James Johnson Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Johan Charl Walters Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Ronald A Edwards Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Andries P Putter Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Glen Syndercombe Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Lambert Jackson Woodburne Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Robert Simpson-Anderson Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Johan Retief Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Refiloe Johannes Mudimu Chief of the Navy [2]
V Adm Samuel Hlongwane Chief of the Navy
V Adm Marthinus Bekker Chief of the SADF Staff
V Adm Martyn Trainor Chief of the SANDF Corporate Staff
V Adm Paul Murray Chief of the Staff Finance [3]
V Adm Piet Loedolff Chief of Staff Personnel[4] Now an author and lecturer
V Adm Aart Malherbe Chief of Staff Logistics[4]
R Adm Chris Bennett Chief of Naval Staff
R Adm Robert W. Higgs Chief of Naval Staff
R Adm Bubele Mhlana Flag Officer Fleet
R Adm Hanno Teuteberg Deputy Chief of the Navy
R Adm Phillip Schoultz Flag Officer Fleet
R Adm M.R. Terry-Lloyd
R Adm Dave Forsyth Director Navy Reserves [5]
R Adm Peter Tomlinson FOC Fleet Operations
R Adm Bernhard Teuteberg Chief Director: Maritime Strategy
R Adm Karl Wiesner Director Maritime Warfare
R Adm Eric Green Flag Officer Fleet Brother of Alan Green
R Adm Alan Green Chief: Military Policy, Strategy Planning Brother of Eric Green
R Adm Hennie Bester Flag Officer Fleet
R Adm Sagaren Pillay Chief Director: Maritime Strategy
R Adm Paul Wijnberg FOC Naval Command East
R Adm Mosoeu Magalefa Chief of Naval Staff
R Adm George Mphafi CD Operations Development, CJOPS
R Adm Anthony Howell Chief Director: Maritime Warfare
R Adm RP Dryden Dymond
R Adm Ray Eberlein Chief Director Manpower Provisioning and Development, SADF
R Adm Evert Groenewald Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence,[6] Chief of Naval Operations[7]
R Adm Jaap Weideman Navy Inspector General [8]
R Adm J.R Nortier Chief of Staff Logistics[9][10][11] Nickname Dick
R Adm James Sleigh Chief of Naval Staff [12]
R Adm Barend Visser Chief Director Logistic Systems, SANDF[13]
R Adm Paul Viljoen FOC Navcom East,[14] Chief of Naval Operations[15] Nickname Flip[16] 1989-1992
R Adm Stephanus Biermann Chief of Staff, Training and Manning Brother of Hugo Biermann[17]
R Adm (JG) Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala Director Fleet Human Resources First woman admiral
R Adm (JG) Guy Jamieson Chief of Fleet Staff
R Adm (JG) Ralph Ndabambi Director Naval Reserves
R Adm (JG) Monde Lobese Director Fleet Logistics
R Adm (JG) James Matshimane Director Fleet Human Resources [18]
R Adm (JG) Edward Ratala Inspector General (Navy)
R Adm (JG) Asiel Kubu Director of Naval Personnel
R Adm (JG) Koos Louw FOC Naval Base Simon's Town
R Adm (JG) Arne Söderlund
R Adm (JG) Gert Engelbrecht Director:Performance Audit IG[19]
R Adm Rolf Hauter Chief Director Maritime Strategy,[19] Chief Director Strategy and Planning SANDF
R Adm (JG) Rendani Masutha Defense Legal Services[20]
R Adm (JG) John G. Barker Defence Attaché in France
R Adm (JG) Cobus Visser Director Technology Development, Defence Materiél Division [21]
R Adm (JG) Derek Dewey Director Technology Development
R Adm (JG) Laura Jansen van Vuuren GOC Defence Inst and S College 2nd woman admiral
R Adm (JG) Patrick Duze Director Force Preparation and Joint Operations
R Adm (JG) Monica Josias [22]
R Adm (JG) Emily Masanabo Director Navy Transformation [23]
R Adm (JG) Kevin J. Watson Director Naval Engineering Services
R Adm (JG) Derek Christian Director Fleet Logistics
R Adm (JG) D.I. De Villiers D Strat at Mil Pol Strat & Plan
R Adm (JG) F.A Hans DSSSM at DOD LSF
R Adm (JG) Alan Claydon-Fink Director Naval Acquisitions
R Adm (JG) Kasaval Naidoo Director Maritime Plans[24]
R Adm (JG) David Mkhonto FOC Naval Base Simon's Town
R Adm (JG) N.S Gumede DMI
R Adm (JG) Ernest Penzhorn Director Naval Reserves
R Adm (JG) Jonathan Kamerman
R Adm (JG) Steven Stead Chief of Naval Staff Operations
Cdre James Dalgleish Chief of the Navy
Cdre Frederick Dean Chief of the Navy
Cdre John Dart
Cdre Dieter Gerhardt FOC Naval Base Simon's Town
Cdre Gert Brits Commander Naval Operations Command
Cdre Bill Hogg Commander Naval Operations Command
Cdre Sam Davis
Cdre Roy Kingon
Cdre John Fairbairn OC Naval Vase Simon's Town
Cdre John Ferris COMNAVCAPE 1982[25]
Cdre Andre Burgers Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence [26]
Cdre Andrew Cecil McMurray
Cdre A Rudman Commander Naval Training Command
Cdre Jeremy Mathers Director Naval Technology
Cdre N Vorster Chief of Naval Staff Operations (now known as Director Maritime Warfare)
Cdre Errol Massey-Hicks Chief of Naval Staff Operations
Cdre Bryan Donkin Chief of Naval Staff Operations
Cdre Theo Honiball Chief of Naval Staff Planning
Cdre Vic Holderness Commander Naval Operations Command
Cdre J Kleinschmidt Commander Naval Logistic Command
Cdre Trevor Beddy COMNAVCAPE
Cdre Norman Wise Commander Naval Logistics Command
Cdre George Basson Chief of Naval Staff Operations, Director Maritime Warfare [27]
Cdre Ray Eberlein Chief of Naval Staff Personnel[28] [12]
Cdre S. van H. du Toit Chief of Naval Staff Personnel [6]
Cdre Jacques de Vos FOC Naval Base Simonstown [29]
Cdre Niel Guy Director:Resources [30]
Cdre Pieter Potgieter FOC Naval Base Simonstown [31]
Cdre Peter Keene Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence,[32] FOC Naval Base Simonstown [33]

See also

References

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