HMS Blyth

Military experience

Born in Exeter, Devon, and educated at Sidmouth College and Cardiff University, Tim Davey joined the Royal Navy in September 1996.

After initial training and Fleet time in HMS Orkney conducting UK fishery protection duties and in HMS Somerset operating in the Northern Gulf, he joined HMS Argyll as an Officer of the Watch and Ship’s Diving Officer in his first complement appointment. The ship emerged from its first major refit in Rosyth and conducted Sea Training and UK operations.

Successfully completing the Minewarfare and Clearance Diving Officer course in 2000, and awarded the Superintendent of Diving Trophy for that year, he joined HMS Ramsey as her first Operations Officer, completing a programme including a NATO Task Group deployment to the Baltic Sea.

He then joined HMS Blyth as Executive Officer in 2003 and conducted live mine clearance operations in Iraqi waters during Operation Telic. The ship successfully disposed of 5 Iraqi mines as part of a UK/US Task Force, clearing a route for humanitarian shipping transit to Umm Qasr, an Iraqi port.

After Initial Staff training at Shrivenham, he served at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth from 2004-2006 as a New Entry Divisional officer and as a part of the Warfare department responsible for the maritime aspects of leadership training.

He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 2006 and completed Principal Warfare Officer training before returning to HMS Argyll as an Anti Submarine Warfare specialist and Operations Officer. The programme included a further Operation TELIC deployment to the Northern Gulf, 3 live Fleet Ready Escort activations in UK waters and exercises in support of the 2008 Amphibious Task Group deployment in the Mediterranean.

After completing the Advanced ASW course and joining the staff of Commander Amphibious Task Group in 2009, he was the ATG lead planner for a 2010 deployment to the east coast of the USA. The deployment focussed UK Amphibious capability working alongside a US Navy Expeditionary Strike Group and the UK’s Carrier Strike Group.

After completing the Advanced Minewarfare course, he served with the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet Mine Warfare Command in Bahrain, as the Planning Officer responsible for co-ordinating multinational Minewarfare exercises in the Gulf and developing in-theatre contingency plans.

He assumed Command of MCM1 Crew 2 and HMS Blyth in December 2011.

Married with two young children, his interests include all sports especially football and skiing, enjoying the countryside and spending time with his family.