List of South African admirals
Appearance
The following is an incomplete list of people who have attained admiral rank within the South African Navy (SAN).
Key
[edit]Abbreviation | Rank |
---|---|
Cdre | Commodore |
R Adm (JG) | Rear Admiral (Junior Grade) |
R Adm | Rear Admiral |
V Adm | Vice Admiral |
Adm | Admiral |
The ranks of Flag Officers changed on 1 Apr 1998 when the rank previously called Commodore became known as Rear Admiral (Junior Grade).[1] For the purposes of this list if they held the rank of Commodore before 1998 they are listed with that rank
List
[edit]Rank | Name | Last position held | Notes | Dates of service | |||||
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Adm | Hugo Biermann | Chief of the Defence Force | Only person to hold the rank of admiral | 1952–1976 | |||||
V Adm | James Johnson | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Flam" [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Johan Charl Walters | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Fido" [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Ronald A Edwards | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Ronnie" [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Andries P Putter | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Dries"[2] | ||||||
V Adm | Glen Syndercombe | Chief of the Navy | [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Lambert Jackson Woodburne | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Woody" [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Robert Simpson-Anderson | Chief of the Navy | [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Johan Retief | Chief of the Navy | [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Refiloe Johannes Mudimu | Chief of the Navy | [2] | ||||||
V Adm | Samuel Hlongwane | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Zeph" | ||||||
V Adm | Monde Lobese | Chief of the Navy | [3] | ||||||
V Adm | Marthinus Bekker | Chief of Defence Force Staff | Nickname "Bert" | ||||||
V Adm | Martyn Trainor | Chief of Corporate Staff | Nickname "Spook" | ||||||
V Adm | Paul Murray | Chief of Staff Finance | [4] | ||||||
V Adm | Piet Loedolff | Chief of Staff Personnel[5] | Now an author and lecturer | ||||||
V Adm | Aart Malherbe | Chief of Staff Logistics[5] | |||||||
V Adm | Asiel Kubu | Chief of Human Resources[6] | |||||||
V Adm | David Mkhonto | Chief of Logistics | - | R Adm | Chris Bennett | Chief of Naval Staff | |||
R Adm | Henry Edelbert Fougstedt | Chief of Naval Staff | |||||||
R Adm | Robert W. Higgs | Chief of Naval Staff | Nickname "Rusty" | ||||||
R Adm | M.R. Terry-Lloyd | Chief of Naval Staff | |||||||
R Adm | Bubele Mhlana | Chief of Staff-Joint Operations Division, Flag Officer Fleet | Nickname "Bravo" | ||||||
R Adm | Derek Christian | Deputy Chief Joint Operations | |||||||
R Adm | Hanno Teuteberg | Deputy Chief of the Navy | |||||||
R Adm | Guy Jamieson | Deputy Chief of the Navy | |||||||
R Adm | Douglas Faure | Director Maritime Warfare,[7] Deputy Chief of the Navy | |||||||
R Adm | Gladys Mbulaheni | Chief of Naval Staff[8] | First woman appointed full Rear Admiral | ||||||
R Adm | Phillip Schoultz | Flag Officer Fleet | |||||||
R Adm | Dave Forsyth | Director Navy Reserves | [9] | ||||||
R Adm | Peter Tomlinson | FOC Fleet Operations | |||||||
R Adm | Bernhard Teuteberg | Chief Director Maritime Strategy | |||||||
R Adm | H.P. Botha | Commandant Defence College; Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel | - | ||||||
R Adm | George Noel Green | Chief of Naval Staff Logistics | |||||||
R Adm | Eric Green | Flag Officer Fleet | Brother of Alan Green | ||||||
R Adm | Alan Green | Chief Military Policy, Strategy Planning | Brother of Eric Green | ||||||
R Adm | Hennie Bester | Flag Officer Fleet | |||||||
R Adm | Musawenkosi Nkomonde | Flag Officer Fleet, Inspector General of the Navy[8][7] | Nickname "Kop" | ||||||
R Adm | Sagaren Pillay | Chief Director Maritime Strategy | Nickname "Sarge" | ||||||
R Adm | Paul Wijnberg | FOC Naval Command East | |||||||
R Adm | Mosoeu Magalefa | Chief of Naval Staff | |||||||
R Adm | George Mphafi | Chief Director Operational Development, Joint Operations Division | |||||||
R Adm | Rolf Hauter | Chief Director Maritime Strategy,[10] Chief Director Strategy and Planning SANDF | |||||||
R Adm | Anthony Howell | Chief Director Maritime Warfare | Nickname "Chubby" | ||||||
R Adm | Alan Mandy | Chief Director Logistic Planning, Log Division | [11] | ||||||
R Adm | Erhard Martin Kramer | Deputy Chief of Staff, SADF | |||||||
R Adm | Raymond Eberlein | Chief Director Manpower Provisioning and Development, SADF; Chief of Naval Staff Personnel[12] | |||||||
R Adm | Evert Groenewald | Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence,[13] Chief of Naval Operations[14] | Nickname "Gringo" | ||||||
R Adm | Jaap Weideman | Navy Inspector General | [15] | ||||||
R Adm | Johannes Richard Nortier | Chief of Naval Staff Logistics[16][17][18] | Nickname "Dick" | ||||||
R Adm | James Sleigh | Chief of Naval Staff | [19] | ||||||
R Adm | Barend Visser | Chief Director Logistic Systems, SANDF[20] | |||||||
R Adm | Paul Viljoen | FOC Navcom East,[21] Chief of Naval Operations[22] | Nickname Flip[23] | 1989–1992 | |||||
R Adm | Stephanus Biermann | Chief of Staff, Training and Manning | Nickname "Chips"; Brother of Hugo Biermann[24] | ||||||
R Adm | Anthony Morris | Chief Director Defence Acquisition Management, Materiél Division | Nickname "Muggies" | [25] | |||||
R Adm | Dunstan Smart | Chief of Military Legal Services | |||||||
R Adm | Izak G. Bothma | on the staff of CSP 1986 | |||||||
R Adm | James Matshimane | Director Naval Personnel,[7] CD HR Strategic Direction & Plan[26] | |||||||
R Adm | Servaas Verster | Chief Director Acquisition; Director Weapon Systems | Nickname "Kek" | ||||||
R Adm | Willem du Plessis | Defence Advisor to Washington DC; Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence; National Intelligence Service | |||||||
R Adm | Handsome Thamsanqa Matasane | Flag Officer Fleet, Director Maritime Warfare[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Thomas F. Shenfield | Chief of Naval Staff Finance | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Ivan Visée | Chief of Naval Staff Reserves | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Theo Butler | Director Naval Logistics c. 2001 | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Ockert van der Schyf | Director Naval Acquisition, Acquisition & Procurement Division | Nickname "Ockie" | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Digby Thomson | Director Maritime Warfare | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala | Director Fleet Human Resources, Fleet Command | First woman admiral | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Loyiso Metu | Director Fleet Human Resources | died 2021[28] | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | William Joubert | Director Naval Planning | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Ralph Ndabambi | Director Naval Reserves | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Duncan Forrest | Director Naval Policy and Doctrine | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Jan Rabe | Director Fleet Force Preparation | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Frank Peché | ||||||||
R Adm (JG) | Edward Ratala | Inspector General (Navy) | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Koos Louw | FOC Naval Base Simon's Town | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Arne Söderlund | Director Fleet Force Preparation | Nickname "Angel" | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Solomon Peterson | Director Fleet Force Preparation | Nickname "Solly" | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Gert Engelbrecht | Director Performance Audit IG DoD[10] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Karl Wiesner | Director Maritime Warfare | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Rendani Masutha | Defense Legal Services[29] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | John George Barker | Inspector General Navy; Defence Attaché in France | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Cobus Visser | Director Technology Development, Defence Materiél Division | [30] | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Derek Dewey | Director Technology Development, Defence Materiél Division | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Leon Reeders | Director Naval Acquisitions, Defence Materiél Division | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Andre F. Steyn | DFS, Defence Secretariat | 1998 | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Laura Jansen van Vuuren | Commandant Defence College | 2nd woman admiral | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Patrick Duze | Director Force Preparation and Joint Operations, Joint Operations Division | Nickname "Lucky" | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Monica Josias | Director Maritime Diplomacy and Strategy | [31] | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Emily Masanabo | Director Navy Transformation | [32] | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Kevin J. Watson | Director Naval Engineering Services | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Dirk De Villiers | Director Military Strategy, Military Policy Strategy & Planning | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Frederick Andrew Hans | Director Supply Services Support Management at DOD LSF, Director Naval Logistics | [7] | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Alan Claydon-Fink | Director Naval Acquisitions | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Kasaval Naidoo | Director Maritime Plans,[33] Dir HR Formation Staff[27]Acting General Officer Commanding Training Command | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Nomonde Gogi-Gumede | Director Maritime Intelligence | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Z Kani | Director Operational Law Support,[7] Dir Mil Def Council[25] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Henry Morake | D HR Service Systems, HR Div[25] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Z Camagu | Director Supply Services Support Management,[7] DOD Logistic Support Formation | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | S Makhanya | Director HR Separation[7] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Mokgadi A. Maphoto | Provost-Marshal General[7] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Leslie Katerinic | Chief of Fleet Staff[7] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Ernest Penzhorn | Director Naval Reserves | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Joseph Sinovich | Director Capabilities, Joint Operations Division[27] | Nickname "Joe" | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | T Mhlonyane | Director Counter Intelligence Collection[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | S Pedersen | Director Naval Acquisition[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | SF du Toit | Commandant, SA National Defence College[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Jabulani Mbotho | FOC Naval Base Durban[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Bhekinkosi Mvovo | Director Naval Engineering, Fleet Command[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Andre de Wet | Director Fleet Force Preparation[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Sikumbuzo Msikinya | Navy Inspector General[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | ILH Nzimande | Director Naval Transformation[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Lisa Hendricks | Chief of Fleet Staff[27] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Mfanelo Bongco | Dir Mil Intelligence[27][34] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Jonathan Kamerman | Director Naval Acquisition | Nickname "Jonny" | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | John Renolds | OC Naval Log Base[35] | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Steven Stead | Chief of Naval Staff Operations | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Joseph Dlamini | FOC Simonstown | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Willem J.J. van Niekerk | Director Naval Personnel | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Andy Cole | Director ETD Systems Integrity, Chief Director Human Resources Development | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Joseph Ikaneng | Director Fleet Logistics, Fleet Command | Nickname "Papi" | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Obed Mthethwa | Director Engineering System Support, Logistics Division | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | E.D. Bower | Director Naval Reserves | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Caroline Kriel | ||||||||
R Adm (JG) | Philiswa R. Mboyise | Defence Advisor to Brazil | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | X.T. Hokoma | Director Naval Personnel | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Bryan Donkin | Chief of Naval Staff Operations | |||||||
R Adm (JG) | Steve van H. du Toit | Chief of Naval Staff Personnel | [36] | ||||||
R Adm (JG) | Pieter Potgieter | Commandant Military Academy; OC Naval Base Simonstown | [37] | ||||||
Cdre | Albert Samuel Davis | Naval Officer in Command, Durban | Nickname "Sam" | ||||||
Cdre | Heinrich Nicolaus Schoeman | Recipient of Taiwanese Order of Resplendent Banner in 1980 | |||||||
Cdre | Theo Honiball | Chief of Naval Staff Planning | |||||||
Cdre | Lukas Bakkes | Director Naval Reserves | |||||||
Cdre | Paul Dryden-Dymond | Commodore Superintendent Naval Dockyard Simonstown | (b. 26.07.1912) | ||||||
Cdre | Peter Fougstedt | Chief of Staff, NAVCOM East | |||||||
Cdre | Brian Hegarty | Director Training & Manning, Navy HQ | |||||||
Cdre | Willem Ehlers | Military Aide to Pres P.W. Botha | Nickname "Ters" | ||||||
Cdre | Willem Greyling van der Merwe | ||||||||
Cdre | Nicolaas Smit | D Kaart (Afr), Chief of Staff Operations | Nickname "Nick" | ||||||
Cdre | Peter Erich Bitzker | Inspector General Navy | Nickname "Butch"; Naval Attaché to Berlin | [38] | |||||
Cdre | James Dalgleish | Chief of the Navy | |||||||
Cdre | Frederick Dean | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Dizzy" | ||||||
Cdre | John Dart | ||||||||
Cdre | Chris Botha | Commanded the SA base in France, later Chief of Naval Staff Finance | |||||||
Cdre | Dieter Gerhardt | OC Naval Base Simon's Town | Convicted Soviet spy[39] | ||||||
Cdre | B.J. Pienaar | Director Internal Audit, Military Inspectorate | 1975-1984 | ||||||
Cdre | Jean de Villiers | ||||||||
Cdre | Gert Brits | Commander Naval Operations Command | |||||||
Cdre | Bill Hogg | Deputy Chief of Staff Naval Operations; Commander Naval Operations Command | |||||||
Cdre | Jacobus J. de Beer | Director at Chief of Staff Personnel | Nickname "Koos"; Alumni of the 6/79 joint staff course | ||||||
Cdre | J.J. Nieuwoudt | Alumni of the 4/78 joint staff course | |||||||
Cdre | W.R. Joubert | Alumni of the 6/79 joint staff course | |||||||
Cdre | Charles Sanderoff | ||||||||
Cdre | Roy Kingon | Inspector General Navy | |||||||
Cdre | John Fairbairn | Commodore Superintendent Naval Base Simon's Town | |||||||
Cdre | John Ferris | COMNAVCAPE 1982[40] | |||||||
Cdre | Andre Burgers | Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence | [41] | ||||||
Cdre | Andrew Cecil McMurray | Director Naval Operations, Chief of Staff Operations | |||||||
Cdre | Andre Rudman | Commander Naval Training Command | |||||||
Cdre | Jeremy Mathers | Director Naval Technology | |||||||
Cdre | Nic Vorster | Chief of Naval Staff Operations (now known as Director Maritime Warfare) | |||||||
Cdre | Errol Massey-Hicks | Chief of Naval Staff Operations | |||||||
Cdre | Johan Andries de Kock | ||||||||
Cdre | Vic Holderness | Commander Naval Operations Command | |||||||
Cdre | John T. Kleinschmidt | Commander Naval Logistic Command | |||||||
Cdre | Trevor Beddy | COMNAVCAPE | |||||||
Cdre | Norman Wise | Commander Naval Logistics Command | |||||||
Cdre | H. Jooste | Director at Military Intelligence Division | |||||||
Cdre | P.J.C. Brown | Director Naval Stores | Nickname "Tubby" | ||||||
Cdre | John C. Goosen | ||||||||
Cdre | George Basson | Chief of Naval Staff Operations, Director Maritime Warfare | [42] | ||||||
Cdre | Jacques de Vos | OC Naval Base Simonstown | [43] | ||||||
Cdre | Niel Guy | Director Resources | [44] | ||||||
Cdre | Hendrik F. Nel | Formerly Dean Military Academy | Nickname "Hennie" | ||||||
Cdre | H.C. Nel | OC Naval Dockyard Simonstown | c1990 | ||||||
Cdre | D.W. Robertson | ||||||||
Cdre | Edward William Jupp | Nickname "Ted" | |||||||
Cdre | Dennis K. Kinkhead-Weekes | Director Naval Operations | Nickname "Skonky", 28/4/1920-12/8/1997 | ||||||
Cdre | Peter Keene | Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence,[45] FOC Naval Base Simonstown | [46] |
See also
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