(1951-09-28) 28 September 1951 (age 72) Ararat, Victoria
Allegiance
Australia
Service/branch
Royal Australian Navy
Years of service
1967–2008
Rank
Vice admiral
Commands held
Chief of Navy (2005–08) Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2002–05) HMAS Perth (1993–94) HMAS Darwin (1990–91) HMAS Sydney (1988–89)
Battles/wars
Vietnam War Gulf War
Awards
Officer of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore)
Vice Admiral Russell Edward Shalders, AO, CSC (born 28 September 1951) is a retired admiral of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). He served as Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force from 2002 to 2005, and as Chief of Navy from 2005 to 2008.
Chief of Navy from 2005 to 2008. Shalders was born in Ararat, Victoria, on 28 September 1951 to Kenneth George Shalders, a former army lieutenant who had...
Baptist preacher RussShalders (born 1951), Royal Australian Navy officer Steven Shalders (born 1981), Welsh athlete William Shalders (1880–1917), South...
Beaumont John Baker Robert Walls Chris Barrie Douglas Riding Desmond Mueller RussShalders Ken Gillespie David Hurley Mark Binskin Ray Griggs David Johnston...
2007. Crane was promoted to vice admiral and succeeded Vice Admiral RussShalders as Chief of Navy on 4 July 2008. For his "distinguished service as Deputy...
(2009–2011) and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia. Vice Admiral RussShalders, Chief of Navy, Australia, 2005–2008. Rear Admiral Predrag Stipanović...
of Navy Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie RussShalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond...
Eiji Yoshikawa's visit to Australia, Yoshikawa and RAN Vice Admiral RussShalders presided over a ceremony held aboard HMAS Newcastle to honour M-24's...
Beaumont John Baker Robert Walls Chris Barrie Douglas Riding Desmond Mueller RussShalders Ken Gillespie David Hurley Mark Binskin Ray Griggs David Johnston...
of Navy Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie RussShalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond...
David Shackleton Chief of Navy 2002–2005 Succeeded by Vice Admiral RussShalders Preceded by Rear Admiral Chris Oxenbould Deputy Chief of Navy 1999 Succeeded by...
Australian Navy. Retrieved 22 June 2023. "Vice Admiral Russell Edward Shalders". RAN biographies. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 22 June 2023. "Vice...
Beaumont John Baker Robert Walls Chris Barrie Douglas Riding Desmond Mueller RussShalders Ken Gillespie David Hurley Mark Binskin Ray Griggs David Johnston...
Beaumont John Baker Robert Walls Chris Barrie Douglas Riding Desmond Mueller RussShalders Ken Gillespie David Hurley Mark Binskin Ray Griggs David Johnston...
Succeeded by Lieutenant General David Morrison Preceded by Vice Admiral RussShalders Vice Chief of the Defence Force 2005–2008 Succeeded by Lieutenant General...
of Navy Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie RussShalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond...
of Navy Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie RussShalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond...
of Navy Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie RussShalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond...
of Navy Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie RussShalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond...
of Navy Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie RussShalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond...
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