List of South African Military Chiefs - Chief of The Navy

Chief of The Navy

The Chief of the South African Navy is the professional head of the Navy. The post was called 'Officer Commanding South African Naval Service' 1922-32, 'Director, Seaward Defence Force' 1940-42, 'Director, South African Naval Forces' 1942-51, 'Naval & Marine chief of Staff' 1951-55, and 'Naval Chief of Staff' 1955-66, and has been 'Chief of the Navy' since 1966.

Cdr Norman Rankin (1922–1928) 1 April 1922 3 June 1928
Cdr R.P. Fitzgerald (1928–1932) 4 June 1928 4 November 1932
Vacant - the navy disposed of its ships and reduced personnel to a few administrative staff 1933 1939
R Adm Guy Hallifax CMG (1940–1941) 16 September 1939 28 March 1941
Cdre James Dalgleish CBE (1941–1946) 21 March 1941 30 November 1946
Cdre Frederick Dean OBE (1946–1951) 1 December 1946 30 June 1951
Brig Pieter de Waal CB CBE (1951–1952) 1 July 1951 30 November 1952
V Adm Hugo H Biermann SSA SD OBE 1 December 1952 31 March 1972
V Adm James 'Flam' Johnson SSA SM DSC 1 April 1972 30 September 1977
V Adm J Charl Walters SD SM 1 October 1977 30 January 1980
V Adm Ronald A Edwards SSAS SM 1 February 1980 30 September 1982
V Adm Andries P "Dries" Putter SSAS 1 October 1982 30 June 1985
V Adm Glen Syndercombe SSAS SD SM 1 July 1985 31 March 1989
V Adm Andries P "Dries" Putter SSAS 1 April 1989 30 June 1990
V Adm Lambert J “Woody” Woodburne DVR SD SM 1 July 1990 31 August 1992
V Adm Robert Claude Simpson-Anderson SSAS SD SM MMM 1 September 1992 31 October 2000
V Adm Johan Retief SD SM MMM (2000–2005) 1 November 2000 28 February 2005
V Adm Refiloe Johannes Mudimu DMG SM MMS MMM (2005- ) 1 March 2005 present

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