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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