Vice admiral (Australia)

Vice admiral

The VADM insignia
Country  Australia
Service branch  Royal Australian Navy
Abbreviation VADM
Rank Three-star
NATO rank OF-8
Non-NATO rank O-9
Formation 12 July 1936 (1936-07-12)
Next higher rank Admiral
Next lower rank Rear 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[lower-alpha 1] and baton, above three silver stars, above the word "AUSTRALIA".[1] The stars have eight points[lower-alpha 2] 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:

RankNamePostnominalsYear
promoted		BornDiedNotes
Vice AdmiralSir William Creswell KCMG, KBE, RAN192218521933
AdmiralSir George HydeKCB, CVO, CBE, RAN193218771937Promoted to admiral in 1936
Vice AdmiralSir John CollinsKBE, CB, RAN194818991989
Vice AdmiralSir Roy DowlingKCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, RAN195519011969
Vice AdmiralSir Henry BurrellKBE, CB, RAN195819041988
Vice AdmiralSir Hastings Harrington KBE, CB, DSO, RAN196219061965
Vice AdmiralSir Alan McNicollKBE, CB, GM, RAN196519081987
AdmiralSir Victor SmithAC, KBE, CB, DSC, RAN196819131998Promoted to admiral in 1970 on appointment as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
Vice AdmiralSir Richard PeekKBE, CB, DSC, RAN197019142010
Vice AdmiralSir David StevensonAC, KBE, RAN197619181998
AdmiralSir Anthony SynnotKBE, AO, RAN197619222001Promoted to admiral in 1979 on appointment as Chief of the Defence Force
Vice AdmiralSir James WillisKBE, AO, RAN197919232003
Vice AdmiralDavid LeachAC, CBE, LVO, RAN19821928
AdmiralMichael HudsonAC, RAN198519332005Promoted to admiral by Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1991 upon retirement
Vice AdmiralIan KnoxAC, RAN19871933
AdmiralAlan BeaumontAC, RAN198919342004Promoted to admiral in 1993 on appointment as Chief of the Defence Force
Vice AdmiralIan MacDougallAC, AFSM, RAN19911938Commissioner of New South Wales Fire Brigades
Vice AdmiralRodney TaylorAO, RAN199419402002
Vice AdmiralRobert WallsAO, RAN19951941
Vice AdmiralDonald ChalmersAO, RAN19971942
AdmiralChris BarrieAC, RAN19971945Promoted to admiral in 1998 on appointment as Chief of the Defence Force
Vice AdmiralDavid ShackletonAO, RAN19991948
Vice AdmiralChris RitchieAO, CSC, RAN20021949
Vice AdmiralRuss ShaldersAO, CSC, RAN20021951
Vice AdmiralMatt TripovichAO, CSC, RAN20071956
Vice AdmiralRuss CraneAO, CSM, RAN20081954
Vice AdmiralRay GriggsAO, CSC, RAN20111961
Vice AdmiralPeter JonesAO, DSC, RAN20111957
Vice AdmiralDavid JohnstonAO, RAN20141962
Vice AdmiralTim BarrettAO, CSC, RAN20141959
Vice AdmiralMichael NoonanAO, RAN20181966

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. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Australia-United States Rank Code Officer Cadet O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7
*		 O-8
**		 O-9
***		 O-10
****		 O-11
*****
Royal Australian Navy MIDN ASLT SBLT LEUT LCDR CMDR CAPT CDRE RADM VADM ADML AF
Australian Army OCDT 2LT LT CAPT MAJ LTCOL COL BRIG MAJGEN LTGEN GEN FM
Royal Australian Air Force OFFCDT PLTOFF FLGOFF FLTLT SQNLDR WGCDR GPCAPT AIRCDRE AVM AIRMSHL ACM MRAAF
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