Rear Admiral Eric Green SD SM MMM ((1945-01-05)5 January 1945 – 25 January 2014(2014-01-25) (aged 69))[1] was a South African Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Fleet from 1999 to 2005, when he retired.

He started at the Naval Gymnasium at Saldanha Bay in 1963, then attended the Military Academy, and later graduated from Stellenbosch University in 1966.

He completed the Communications - Electronics Warfare course at HMS Mercury and became the OC of SAS Johannesburg.

According to a report in Die Burger dated August 12, 1988, the vessel had completed 21 years of service.

He was the Inaugural Flag Officer Fleet from March 1, 1999, until he retired with a pension on January 31, 2005.