Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Pentreath McClement, (born 16 May 1951) is a former

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officer who served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 2004 to 2006.

Naval career

Educated at

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and the

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, McClement joined the

in 1971.Sir Timothy Pentreath McClement
Debrett's People of Today He served as a submariner in the Falklands War and was second-in-command of the nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine and oversaw the attack on the Belgrano on 2 May 1982. McClement became Commanding Officer of the submarine 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 in 1989, Commanding Officer of the frigate in 1992, a staff officer on the Directorate of Naval Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence in 1994 and officer responsible for setting up the Plans Division at

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in 1996. He went on to be Deputy Flag Officer Submarines in 1997, Commanding Officer of the frigate as well as Captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1999 and

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in 2001. His last appointments were as Chief of Staff (Warfare) to the

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in 2003 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 2004 before retiring in 2006. In retirement McClement became Chairman of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport.Multi-million pound makeover for veteran submarine HMS Alliance
Navy News, 10 October 2011

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:McClement, Timothy 1951 births Living people Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College Royal Navy vice admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Douai School