Rodney Taylor Military person
Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor AO, RAN (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 entered 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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| allegiance | Australia |
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| military command | Chief of Navy HMAS Torrens HMAS Vampire Third Australian Destroyer Squadron |
| service start | 1954 |
| service end | 1997 |