HMAS Success
Commanding Officer
Commander S.T. Brown, RAN
CMDR Brown joined the Royal Australian Navy in Aug 1988 as a Supplementary List Seaman Officer. After completing initial Officer Training at HMAS CRESWELL he proceeded to sea for training in HMA Ships STALWART, CANBERRA and WOLLONGONG and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1990.
He qualified as a Seaman Officer upon gaining the award of a Bridge Watch-keeping Certificate in HMAS JERVIS BAY in 1991, he consolidated and expanded on his experience as a Seaman Officer in Destroyers, HMA Ships PERTH and HOBART. Between these two postings he qualified as an Air Intercept Controller. His AIC and OOW time in HOBART was followed by a short period ashore in the Tactical Development Cell. He completed warfare training and was awarded his PWO qualification, specialising in Above Water Warfare in 1995. He then served as Gunnery Officer and Operations Officer in HMA Ships TORRENS and DARWIN, he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1998.
On completion of his PWO sea time he was posted ashore to the Australian Defence Force Warfare Centre as the Instructor Above Water Warfare, during this posting he was loaned to USNAVCENT in Bahrain as RAN Liaison Officer and DESRON 50 Battle staff for 3 months following 9/11 tragedy. On his return he completed his time at ADFWC and was posted to the Directorate of Naval Officers postings as Desk Officer responsible for managing the careers of Seaman Officers. He was selected to execute the duties as Executive Officer HMAS CANBERRA commencing Apr 2003 and was promoted to the rank of Commander 2005.
In 2005 he attended the Australian Command and Staff College during which time he was also awarded a Masters in Management - Defence Studies. In Nov 2005 he was once again sent to Bahrain where he sent 6 months as the RAN Liaison Officer to US Fifth Fleet and on his return he was posted back to DNOP as the Junior Officer's Poster.
CMDR Brown has a healthy interest in computers and enjoys playing cricket and field hockey but has finally realised his sporting ability is far out stripped by his ambitions.
