HMS Charger

Military experience

Born in Kenya in 1979, Jeremy Brettell was educated at Cheltenham College and the University of Bristol before joining BRNC Dartmouth in May 2003 as a Naval College Entrant. After Initial Sea Training on HMS Manchester in the Caribbean he passed out of the College in May 2004 and then undertook Fleet Time on HMS Cornwall deployed to the Eastern seaboard of the United States, and HMS York conducting work up and Operational Sea Training (OST) in UK waters.

After Junior Warfare Officers Course Lieutenant Brettell joined the Hunt class mine warfare vessel HMS Atherstone in October 2005 as Navigating Officer conducting work up and OST followed by route surveys around the UK and a deployment to the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

On completion of Frigate Navigating Officer's course in 2008 he was appointed Navigating Officer of the Type 22 Frigate HMS Cumberland taking her through yet another work up and OST followed by two rewarding and busy deployments to the Gulf of Aden, both with NATO and Coalition Task Forces 150 and 151, concentrating on counter terrorism and counter piracy patrols.

Selected for Command in October 2009 he left Cumberland shortly afterwards and completed the Specialist Navigating Officer's course and Initial Command and Staff Course (Maritime) in early 2010 prior to assuming Command of HMS Charger and Liverpool URNU in September 2010.

Jeremy is married and enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his two young daughters.