List of South African admirals
The following is an incomplete list of people who have attained admiral rank within the South African Navy.
Key
| Abbreviation | Rank |
| Cdre | Commodore |
| R Adm | Rear Admiral |
| 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. For the purposes of this list if they held the rank of Commodore before 1998 they are listed with that rank
List
| Rank | Name | Last position held | Notes | Dates of service |
| Adm | Chief of the Defence Force | Only person to hold the rank of admiral | ||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Flam" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Fido" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Ronnie" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Dries" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | |||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Woody" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | |||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | |||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | |||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Zeph" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of the Navy | |||
| V Adm | Chief of Defence Force Staff | Nickname "Bert" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of Corporate Staff | Nickname "Spook" | ||
| V Adm | Chief of Staff Finance | |||
| V Adm | Chief of Staff Personnel | Now an author and lecturer | ||
| V Adm | Chief of Staff Logistics | |||
| V Adm | Chief of Human Resources | |||
| V Adm | Chief of Staff Logistics, SANDF | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff | Nickname "Rusty" | ||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Staff-Joint Operations Division, Flag Officer Fleet | Nickname "Bravo" | ||
| R Adm | Deputy Chief Joint Operations | |||
| R Adm | Deputy Chief of the Navy | |||
| R Adm | Deputy Chief of the Navy | |||
| R Adm | Director Maritime Warfare, Deputy Chief of the Navy | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff | First woman appointed full Rear Admiral | ||
| R Adm | Flag Officer Fleet | |||
| R Adm | Director Navy Reserves | |||
| R Adm | FOC Fleet Operations | |||
| R Adm | Chief Director Maritime Strategy | |||
| R Adm | Commandant Defence College; Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel | - | ||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Logistics | |||
| R Adm | Flag Officer Fleet | Brother of Alan Green | ||
| R Adm | Chief Military Policy, Strategy Planning | Brother of Eric Green | ||
| R Adm | Flag Officer Fleet | |||
| R Adm | Flag Officer Fleet, Inspector General of the Navy, Chief Director Maritime Strategy | Nickname "Kop" | ||
| R Adm | Chief Director Maritime Strategy | Nickname "Sarge" | ||
| R Adm | FOC Naval Command East | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff | |||
| R Adm | Chief Director Operational Development, Joint Operations Division | |||
| R Adm | Chief Director Maritime Strategy, Chief Director Strategy and Planning SANDF | |||
| R Adm | Chief Director Maritime Warfare | Nickname "Chubby" | ||
| R Adm | Chief Director Logistic Planning, Log Division | |||
| R Adm | Deputy Chief of Staff, SADF | |||
| R Adm | Chief Director Manpower Provisioning and Development, SADF; Chief of Naval Staff Personnel | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence, Chief of Naval Operations | Nickname "Gringo" | ||
| R Adm | Navy Inspector General | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Logistics | Nickname "Dick" | ||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff | |||
| R Adm | Chief Director Logistic Systems, SANDF | |||
| R Adm | FOC Navcom East, Chief of Naval Operations | Nickname Flip | ||
| R Adm | Chief of Staff, Training and Manning | Nickname "Chips"; Brother of Hugo Biermann | ||
| R Adm | Chief Director Defence Acquisition Management, Materiél Division | Nickname "Muggies" | ||
| R Adm | Chief of Military Legal Services | |||
| R Adm | on the staff of CSP 1986 | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Personnel, CD HR Strategic Direction & Plan | |||
| R Adm | Chief Director Acquisition; Director Weapon Systems | Nickname "Kek" | ||
| R Adm | Defence Advisor to Washington DC; Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence; National Intelligence Service | |||
| R Adm | Flag Officer Fleet, Director Maritime Warfare | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Finance | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Reserves | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Logistics c. 2001 | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Acquisition, Acquisition & Procurement Division | Nickname "Ockie" | ||
| R Adm | Director Maritime Warfare | |||
| R Adm | FOC Naval Base Durban | |||
| R Adm | IG SA Navy | |||
| R Adm | Director Fleet Human Resources, Fleet Command | First woman admiral | ||
| R Adm | Director Fleet Human Resources | died 2021 | ||
| R Adm | William Joubert | Director Naval Planning | - | |
| R Adm | Director Naval Reserves | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Policy and Doctrine | |||
| R Adm | Director Fleet Force Preparation | |||
| R Adm | ||||
| R Adm | Inspector General | |||
| R Adm | FOC Naval Base Simon's Town | |||
| R Adm | Director Fleet Force Preparation | Nickname "Angel" | ||
| R Adm | Director Fleet Force Preparation | Nickname "Solly" | ||
| R Adm | Director Performance Audit IG DoD | |||
| R Adm | Director Maritime Warfare | |||
| R Adm | Defense Legal Services | |||
| R Adm | Inspector General Navy; Defence Attaché in France | |||
| R Adm | Director Technology Development, Defence Materiél Division | |||
| R Adm | Director Technology Development, Defence Materiél Division | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Acquisitions, Defence Materiél Division | |||
| R Adm | DFS, Defence Secretariat | 1998 | ||
| R Adm | Commandant Defence College | 2nd woman admiral | ||
| R Adm | Director Force Preparation and Joint Operations, Joint Operations Division | Nickname "Lucky" | ||
| R Adm | Director Maritime Diplomacy and Strategy | |||
| R Adm | Director Navy Transformation | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Engineering Services | |||
| R Adm | Director Military Strategy, Military Policy Strategy & Planning, Inspector General SA Navy, Director Special Projects | |||
| R Adm | Director Supply Services Support Management at DOD LSF, Director Naval Logistics | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Acquisitions | |||
| R Adm | Director Maritime Plans, Dir HR Formation Staff Acting General Officer Commanding Training Command | |||
| R Adm | Director Maritime Intelligence | |||
| R Adm | Director Operational Law Support, Dir Mil Def Council | |||
| R Adm | Henry Morake | D HR Service Systems, HR Div | - | |
| R Adm | Director Supply Services Support Management, DOD Logistic Support Formation | |||
| R Adm | Director HR Separation | |||
| R Adm | Provost-Marshal General | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Fleet Staff | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Reserves | |||
| R Adm | Director Capabilities, Joint Operations Division | Nickname "Joe" | ||
| R Adm | Director Counter Intelligence Collection | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Acquisition | |||
| R Adm | Commandant, SA National Defence College | |||
| R Adm | FOC Naval Base Durban, Director Fleet Force Preparation | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Engineering, Fleet Command | |||
| R Adm | Director Fleet Force Preparation | |||
| R Adm | Navy Inspector General | |||
| R Adm | Director Maritime Warfare | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Transformation | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Fleet Staff | |||
| R Adm | Dir Mil Intelligence | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Acquisition | Nickname "Jonny" | ||
| R Adm | OC Naval Log Base | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Operations | |||
| R Adm | FOC Simonstown | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Personnel | |||
| R Adm | Director ETD Systems Integrity, Chief Director Human Resources Development | |||
| R Adm | Director Fleet Logistics, Fleet Command | Nickname "Papi" | ||
| R Adm | Director Engineering System Support, Logistics Division | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Reserves | |||
| R Adm | ||||
| R Adm | Defence Advisor to Brazil | |||
| R Adm | Director Naval Personnel | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Operations | |||
| R Adm | Chief of Naval Staff Personnel | |||
| R Adm | Commandant Military Academy; OC Naval Base Simonstown | |||
| Cdre | Naval Officer in Command, Durban | Nickname "Sam" | ||
| Cdre | Recipient of Taiwanese Order of Resplendent Banner in 1980 | |||
| Cdre | Chief of Naval Staff Planning | |||
| Cdre | Director Naval Reserves | |||
| Cdre | Commodore Superintendent Naval Dockyard Simonstown | |||
| Cdre | Chief of Staff, NAVCOM East | |||
| Cdre | Director Training & Manning, Navy HQ | |||
| Cdre | Military Aide to Pres P.W. Botha | Nickname "Ters" | ||
| Cdre | ||||
| Cdre | D Kaart, Chief of Staff Operations | Nickname "Nick" | ||
| Cdre | Inspector General Navy | Nickname "Butch"; Naval Attaché to Berlin | ||
| Cdre | Chief of the Navy | |||
| Cdre | Chief of the Navy | Nickname "Dizzy" | ||
| Cdre | ||||
| Cdre | Commanded the SA base in France, later Chief of Naval Staff Finance | |||
| Cdre | OC Naval Base Simon's Town | Convicted Soviet spy | ||
| Cdre | Director Internal Audit, Military Inspectorate | 1975-1984 | ||
| Cdre | ||||
| Cdre | Commander Naval Operations Command | |||
| Cdre | Deputy Chief of Staff Naval Operations; Commander Naval Operations Command | |||
| Cdre | Director at Chief of Staff Personnel | Nickname "Koos"; Alumni of the 6/79 joint staff course | ||
| Cdre | Alumni of the 4/78 joint staff course | |||
| Cdre | Alumni of the 6/79 joint staff course | |||
| Cdre | ||||
| Cdre | Inspector General Navy | |||
| Cdre | Commodore Superintendent Naval Base Simon's Town | |||
| Cdre | COMNAVCAPE 1982 | |||
| Cdre | Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence | |||
| Cdre | Director Naval Operations, Chief of Staff Operations | |||
| Cdre | Commander Naval Training Command | |||
| Cdre | Director Naval Technology | |||
| Cdre | Chief of Naval Staff Operations | |||
| Cdre | Chief of Naval Staff Operations | |||
| Cdre | ||||
| Cdre | Commander Naval Operations Command | |||
| Cdre | Commander Naval Logistic Command | |||
| Cdre | COMNAVCAPE | |||
| Cdre | Commander Naval Logistics Command | |||
| Cdre | Director at Military Intelligence Division | |||
| Cdre | Director Naval Stores | Nickname "Tubby" | ||
| Cdre | ||||
| Cdre | Chief of Naval Staff Operations, Director Maritime Warfare | |||
| Cdre | OC Naval Base Simonstown | |||
| Cdre | Director Resources | |||
| Cdre | Formerly Dean Military Academy | Nickname "Hennie" | ||
| Cdre | OC Naval Dockyard Simonstown | c1990 | ||
| Cdre | ||||
| Cdre | Nickname "Ted" | |||
| Cdre | Director Naval Operations | Nickname "Skonky", 28/4/1920-12/8/1997 | ||
| Cdre | Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence, FOC Naval Base Simonstown |