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For other countries which use this rank, see Vice admiral.
Vice admiral
The VADM insignia
Country Australia
Service branch Royal Australian Navy
AbbreviationVADM
RankVice Admiral
NATO rank codeOF-8
Non-NATO rankO-9
Formation12 July 1936 (1936-07-12)
Next higher rankAdmiral
Next lower rankRear admiral
Equivalent ranks

Vice admiral (abbreviated as VADM) 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. The rank is held by the Chief of Navy and, when the positions are held by navy officers, by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force, the Chief of Joint Operations, or the Chief Capability Development Group.

Vice admiral is a higher rank than rear admiral, but lower than admiral. Vice admiral is the equivalent of air marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force and lieutenant general in the Australian Army.

Since the mid-1990s, the insignia of a Royal Australian Navy vice admiral is the Crown of St. Edward above a crossed sabre[a] and baton, above three silver stars, above the word "AUSTRALIA".[1] The stars have eight points[b] as in the equivalent Royal Navy insignia. Prior to 1995, the RAN shoulder board was identical to the UK shoulder board. (The UK shoulder board changed in 2001.)

Australian vice admirals

The following have held the rank of vice admiral in the Royal Australian Navy:

Rank Name Postnominals Year promoted Born Died Notes
Vice Admiral Sir William Creswell KCMG, KBE, RAN 1922 1852 1933
Admiral Sir George Hyde KCB, CVO, CBE, RAN 1932 1877 1937 Promoted to admiral in 1936
Vice Admiral Sir John Collins KBE, CB, RAN 1948 1899 1989
Vice Admiral Sir Roy Dowling KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, RAN 1955 1901 1969
Vice Admiral Sir Henry Burrell KBE, CB, RAN 1958 1904 1988
Vice Admiral Sir Hastings Harrington KBE, CB, DSO, RAN 1962 1906 1965
Vice Admiral Sir Alan McNicoll KBE, CB, GM, RAN 1965 1908 1987
Admiral Sir Victor Smith AC, KBE, CB, DSC, RAN 1968 1913 1998 Promoted to admiral in 1970 on appointment as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Peek KBE, CB, DSC, RAN 1970 1914 2010
Vice Admiral Sir David Stevenson AC, KBE, RAN 1976 1918 1998
Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot KBE, AO, RAN 1976 1922 2001 Promoted to admiral in 1979 on appointment as Chief of the Defence Force
Vice Admiral Sir James Willis KBE, AO, RAN 1979 1923 2003
Vice Admiral David Leach AC, CBE, LVO, RAN 1982 1928
Admiral Michael Hudson AC, RAN 1985 1933 2005 Promoted to admiral by Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1991 upon retirement
Vice Admiral Ian Knox AC, RAN 1987 1933
Admiral Alan Beaumont AC, RAN 1989 1934 2004 Promoted to admiral in 1993 on appointment as Chief of the Defence Force
Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall AC, AFSM, RAN 1991 1938
Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor AO, RAN 1994 1940 2002
Vice Admiral Robert Walls AO, RAN 1995 1941
Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers AO, RAN 1997 1942
Admiral Chris Barrie AC, RAN 1997 1945 Promoted to admiral in 1998 on appointment as Chief of the Defence Force
Vice Admiral David Shackleton AO, RAN 1999 1948
Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie AO, CSC, RAN 2002 1949
Vice Admiral Russ Shalders AO, CSC, RAN 2002 1951
Vice Admiral Matt Tripovich AO, CSC, RAN 2007 1956
Vice Admiral Russ Crane AO, CSM, RAN 2008 1954
Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO, CSC, RAN 2011 1961
Vice Admiral Peter Jones AO, DSC, RAN 2011 1957
Vice Admiral David Johnston AM, RAN 2014
Vice Admiral Tim Barrett AO, CSC, RAN 2014 1959

See also

References and notes

Notes

  1. ^ Usually in Commonwealth countries a scimitar is used in the insignia, which is an open-handled weapon; the sabre has a closed handle.
  2. ^ The stars have eight points, unlike the four pointed Order of the Bath stars used by the army which are often referred to as "pips".

References

  1. ^ "Uniform Ranks". Royal Australian Navy. Australian Government. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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