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{{Infobox military person
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| name = Melissa Ross
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| image = File:Commodore Melissa Ross in September 2022.jpg
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| caption = Commodore Melissa Ross in September 2022
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| branch = [[Royal New Zealand Navy]]
| branch_label = Service
| serviceyears = 1993 - current
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| rank = [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]]
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| commands = Deputy Chief of Navy
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Commodore '''Melissa Ross''' is a senior officer in the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]].
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On 6 December 2019, Ross was promoted to the rank of commodore and became the [[Deputy Chief of Navy (New Zealand)|Deputy Chief of Navy]].<ref name="Te Ao Māori News" /> She was both the first woman to hold this rank in the RNZN and the first female Deputy Chief of Navy.<ref name="Te Ao Māori News" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Women in RNZN Timeline |url=https://navymuseum.co.nz/explore/by-themes/world-war-two-by-themes/women-in-the-rnzn-timeline/ |publisher=Torpedo Bay Navy Museum |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref>
In October 2024 Ross was appointed the head of the court of inquiry
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