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Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor (11 June 1940 – 1 September 2002) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, serving as Chief of Navy from 1994 to 1997. Born in Queensland, Taylor joined the Royal Australian Naval College at the age of thirteen. Graduating as dux of his year in 1957, he later specialised in navigation and served during the Vietnam War. Commanding HMAS Vampire as well as HMAS Torrens, Taylor planned and coordinated the deployment of Australian ships during the Gulf War. Retiring from the navy in 1997, Taylor died from lung cancer in 2002 at the age of 62.

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  • Rodney Taylor
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  • Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor (11 June 1940 – 1 September 2002) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, serving as Chief of Navy from 1994 to 1997. Born in Queensland, Taylor joined the Royal Australian Naval College at the age of thirteen. Graduating as dux of his year in 1957, he later specialised in navigation and served during the Vietnam War. Commanding HMAS Vampire as well as HMAS Torrens, Taylor planned and coordinated the deployment of Australian ships during the Gulf War. Retiring from the navy in 1997, Taylor died from lung cancer in 2002 at the age of 62.
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serviceyears
  • 1954(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1940-06-11(xsd:date)
Commands
death place
  • Wamboin, New South Wales
Nickname
  • "Rocket Rod"
Name
  • Rodney Graham Taylor
Birth Place
  • Toowoomba, Queensland
Title
Awards
death date
  • 2002-09-01(xsd:date)
Rank
Allegiance
  • Australia
Battles
Before
  • New position
  • (Replaced position of Chief of Naval Staff)
  • Rear Admiral Ian MacDougall
  • Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall
Years
  • 1991(xsd:integer)
  • 1994(xsd:integer)
  • February – June 1997
After
  • None
  • (Position replaced by Chief of Navy)
  • Rear Admiral David Campbell
  • Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers
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  • Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor (11 June 1940 – 1 September 2002) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, serving as Chief of Navy from 1994 to 1997. Born in Queensland, Taylor joined the Royal Australian Naval College at the age of thirteen. Graduating as dux of his year in 1957, he later specialised in navigation and served during the Vietnam War. Commanding HMAS Vampire as well as HMAS Torrens, Taylor planned and coordinated the deployment of Australian ships during the Gulf War. Retiring from the navy in 1997, Taylor died from lung cancer in 2002 at the age of 62.
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