Russ Crane
| Russell Harry Crane | |
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Crane (right) with General David Hurley and Captain Brent Canady observing flight operations aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) in 2009
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| Born |
11 June 1954 Southport, Queensland |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Royal Australian Navy |
| Years of service | 1970–2011 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Chief of Navy (2008–11) Deputy Chief of Navy (2006–08) HMAS Success (1998–00) HMAS Derwent (1993–94) HMAS Curlew (c. 1983–85) |
| Battles/wars | International Force for East Timor |
| Awards |
Officer of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Medal Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore) Commander of the National Order of Merit (France) |
Vice Admiral Russell Harry "Russ" Crane AO, CSM (born 11 June 1954) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who served as the Chief of Navy from July 2008 until his retirement in June 2011.
Crane was born in Southport, Queensland, on 11 June 1954 to Harry and Nina Crane. During his early teenage years, Crane was a cadet enlisted at the Naval Reserve Cadet unit "TS Tyalgum" at Main Beach on the Gold Coast.
Russell began his naval career as a junior recruit at HMAS Leeuwin in 1970. Training as an Electrical Mechanic in aircraft communications, he was posted aboard the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne in 1971. Following selection for officer training in 1972, he began training as a Seaman Officer serving in numerous RAN establishments and ships, before receiving his commission. He was appointed as Minehunting Control Officer in the minehunter HMAS Curlew, in 1978 and promoted to lieutenant during the same year. In 1983 he was promoted to lieutenant commander and appointed in command of Curlew. He was later appointed as the executive officer of the destroyer escort HMAS Torrens, then in 1988, promoted to commander and posted to the Equipment Acquisition Division in Navy Office Canberra.
In 1993 he was posted as the commanding officer aboard HMAS Derwent, a destroyer escort based in Western Australia. He was promoted to captain in January 1996 and appointed as the Chief Staff Officer Command and Control, Communications and Intelligence in Maritime Headquarters. Captain Crane assumed command of HMAS Success on 24 November 1998. During his period in command Success conducted a number of deployments to the South East Asia region including, in September and October 1999, Operation Stabilise in support of peacekeeping operations in East Timor.
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