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McClement, Captain R.L.

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McClement, Captain R.L.

Captain Reginald McClement was a Royal Navy Officer who was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1956 in order to buoy up the officer quotient at that time.  He held the post of Director of Engineering and Equipment at HMNZS PHILOMEL while on loan and was Senior Engineering Advisor to the Naval Board.  McClement’s directive whilst in service with the RNZN was to professionalise the Engineering Branch and HMNZS Dockyard, thus enabling the RNZN to begin its development as a modern navy.

Captain McClement returned to the United Kingdom and the Royal Navy in 1959.

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