Vice admiral (Australia)
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| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Service branch |  Royal Australian Navy |
| Abbreviation | VADM |
| Rank | Three-star |
| NATO rank | OF-8 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-9 |
| Formation | 12 July 1936 |
| Next higher rank | Admiral |
| Next lower rank | Rear admiral |
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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:
| Rank | Name | Postnominals | Year promoted | Born | Died | Notes |
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| 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
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References and notes
Notes
- ↑ Usually in Commonwealth countries a scimitar is used in the insignia, which is an open-handled weapon; the sabre has a closed handle.
- ↑ 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
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| Commissioned officer ranks of the Australian Defence Force | |||||||||||||
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| Australia-United States Rank Code | Officer Cadet | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 * |
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O-9 *** |
O-10 **** |
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| 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 | AIRSMHL | ACM | MRAAF | |
