Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral.
Australia
In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...
Timothy William Barrett, (born 8 January 1959)
is a senior officer in the
Royal Australian Navy Reserve. Barrett served as
Commander Australian Fleet from 2011 to 2014, before being appointed
Chief of Navy in June 2014. He retired in July 2018 after four years as navy chief and 42 years in the navy.
Early life
Barrett was born in the
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...
parish of
Helston, England, on 8 January 1959. He emigrated to Australia, aged 11, in 1970.
Military career
Barrett received a
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
in history and politics as well as a
Master of Defence Studies from the
University of New South Wales.
Barrett has served as both
aircrew with the
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN). The FAA is one of five :Fighting Arms of the Royal Navy, RN fighting arms. it is a primarily helicopter force, though also operating the Lockhee ...
and as a seaman officer on a number of ships, including as flight commander aboard , and .
Barrett assumed command of
Border Protection Command on 9 February 2010, succeeding Rear Admiral
Allan du Toit.
On 4 April 2014, Barrett's promotion to
vice admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral.
Australia
In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...
and selection to succeed
Ray Griggs as
Chief of Navy (CN) was announced, to take place mid-year.
He was subsequently advanced in rank during a ceremony presided by General
David Hurley on 24 June, and assumed command as CN six days later.
Barrett transferred to the
Royal Australian Navy Reserve on 1 September 2018,
and was succeeded as CN by Vice Admiral
Michael Noonan.
Barrett played a key role in choosing Britain's
Type 26 Frigate offering before later becoming a paid advisor to
BAE Systems Australia - the builder of the ship.
Honours and awards
References
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1959 births
Military personnel from Cornwall
Commanders Australian Fleet
Australian people of Cornish descent
British emigrants to Australia
Living people
Officers of the Order of Australia
People from Heston
Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)
Chiefs of Navy (Australia)
University of New South Wales alumni
Recipients of the Legion of Honour
Recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)
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