Appointees
The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Chief of Navy or its preceding positions. Rank and honours are as at the completion of the individual's tours.
Rank and pre-nominal |
Name |
post- nominal(s) |
Service |
Term began |
Term ended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces | |||||
Rear Admiral Sir | Creswell, William RookeWilliam Rooke Creswell | KCMG, KBE | RAN | 01904-02-2525 February 1904 | 01911-02-2828 February 1911 |
First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board | |||||
Rear Admiral Sir | Creswell, William RookeWilliam Rooke Creswell | KCMG, KBE | RAN | 01911-03-011 March 1911 | 01919-06-099 June 1919 |
Rear Admiral Sir | Grant, PercyPercy Grant | KCVO, CB | RN | 01919-06-1010 June 1919 | 01921-02-1414 February 1921 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Everett, AllanAllan Everett | KCMG, KCVO, CB | RN | 01921-11-2424 November 1921 | 01923-08-2929 August 1923 |
Rear Admiral | Hall-Thompson, PercivalPercival Hall-Thompson | CB, CMG | RN | 01924-02-2525 February 1924 | 01926-06-2828 June 1926 |
Rear Admiral | Napier, WilliamWilliam Napier | CB, CMG, DSO | RN | 01926-06-2929 June 1926 | 01929-06-1111 June 1929 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Kerr, William MunroWilliam Munro Kerr | KBE, CB | RN | 01929-10-2121 October 1929 | 01931-10-1919 October 1931 |
Admiral Sir | Hyde, GeorgeGeorge Hyde | KCB, CVO, CBE | RN/RAN | 01931-10-2020 October 1931 | 01937-07-2828 July 1937 |
Admiral Sir | Colvin, RagnarRagnar Colvin | KBE, CB | RN | 01937-11-011 November 1937 | 01941-03-033 March 1941 |
Admiral Sir | Royle, GuyGuy Royle | KCB, CMG, DSO | RN | 01941-07-1818 July 1941 | 01945-06-2828 June 1945 |
Admiral Sir | Hamilton, Louis KeppelLouis Keppel Hamilton | KCB, DSO | RN/RAN | 01945-06-2929 June 1945 | 01948-02-2323 February 1948 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Collins, John AugustineJohn Augustine Collins | KBE, CB | RAN | 01948-02-2424 February 1948 | 01955-02-2323 February 1955 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Dowling, RoyRoy Dowling | KBE, CB, DSO | RAN | 01955-02-2424 February 1955 | 01959-02-2323 February 1959 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Burrell, HenryHenry Burrell | KBE, CB | RAN | 01959-02-2424 February 1959 | 01962-02-2323 February 1962 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Harrington, HastingsHastings Harrington | KBE, CB, DSO | RAN | 01962-02-2424 February 1962 | 01965-02-2323 February 1965 |
Vice Admiral Sir | McNicoll, AlanAlan McNicoll | KBE, CB, GM | RAN | 01965-02-2424 February 1965 | 01968-04-022 April 1968 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Smith, VictorVictor Smith | KBE, CB, DSC | RAN | 01968-04-033 April 1968 | 01970-11-2222 November 1970 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Peek, RichardRichard Peek | KBE, CB, DSC | RAN | 01970-11-2323 November 1970 | 01973-11-2222 November 1973 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Stevenson, DavidDavid Stevenson | AC, KBE | RAN | 01973-11-2323 November 1973 | 01976-11-2222 November 1976 |
Chief of the Naval Staff | |||||
Vice Admiral Sir | Synnot, AnthonyAnthony Synnot | KBE, AO | RAN | 01976-11-2323 November 1976 | 01979-04-2020 April 1979 |
Vice Admiral Sir | Willis, JamesJames Willis | KBE, AO | RAN | 01979-04-2121 April 1979 | 01982-04-2020 April 1982 |
Vice Admiral | Leach, DavidDavid Leach | AC, CBE, LVO | RAN | 01982-04-2121 April 1982 | 01985-04-2020 April 1985 |
Admiral | Hudson, MichaelMichael Hudson | AC | RAN | 01985-04-2121 April 1985 | 01991-03-088 March 1991 |
Vice Admiral | MacDougall, IanIan MacDougall | AC | RAN | 01991-03-099 March 1991 | 01994-03-099 March 1994 |
Vice Admiral | Taylor, RodneyRodney Taylor | AO | RAN | 01994-03-1010 March 1994 | 01997-02-1818 February 1997 |
Chief of Navy | |||||
Vice Admiral | Taylor, RodneyRodney Taylor | AO | RAN | 01997-02-1919 February 1997 | 01997-06-3030 June 1997 |
Vice Admiral | Chalmers, DonaldDonald Chalmers | AO | RAN | 01997-07-011 July 1997 | 01999-07-022 July 1999 |
Vice Admiral | Shackleton, DavidDavid Shackleton | AO | RAN | 01999-07-033 July 1999 | 02002-07-022 July 2002 |
Vice Admiral | Ritchie, ChrisChris Ritchie | AO | RAN | 02002-07-033 July 2002 | 02005-07-033 July 2005 |
Vice Admiral | Shalders, RussRuss Shalders | AO, CSC | RAN | 02005-07-044 July 2005 | 02008-07-033 July 2008 |
Vice Admiral | Crane, RussRuss Crane | AO, CSM | RAN | 02008-07-044 July 2008 | 02011-06-077 June 2011 |
Vice Admiral | Griggs, RayRay Griggs | AO, CSC | RAN | 02011-06-077 June 2011 | Incumbent |
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