Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Pentreath McClement KCB

Order of the Bath

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 (born 1951) is a former Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 officer who became Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet

Commander-in-Chief Fleet

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Naval career

Educated at Douai School

Douai School

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 and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

Britannia Royal Naval College

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, McClement joined the Royal Navy

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 in 1971. After qualifying as a submariner and service in the Falklands War

Falklands War

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, he became Commanding Officer

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 of the submarine

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 HMS Opportune

HMS Opportune (S20)

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 in 1983, Staff Captain Submarine Sea Training in 1985 and Commanding Officer of the Submarine Commander's Qualifying Course in 1987. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the submarine HMS Tireless

HMS Tireless (S88)

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 in 1989, Commanding Officer of the frigate

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 HMS London

HMS London (F95)

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 in 1992, a staff officer on the Directorate of Naval Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence

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 in 1994 and officer responsible for setting up the Plans Division at Permanent Joint Headquarters

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 in 1996. He went on to be Deputy Flag Officer Submarines in 1997, Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Cornwall

HMS Cornwall (F99)

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 and Commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1999 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1991. His last appointments were as Chief of Staff (Warfare) to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet

Commander-in-Chief Fleet

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 in 2003 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet

Commander-in-Chief Fleet

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 in 2004 before retiring in 2006.

In retirement he became Chairman of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport

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