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Lieutenant Commander Lorna Gray

Lieutenant Commander Gray – the new commander of HMNZS Otago. Photo by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ
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First female commander of an RNZN offshore vessel

06/06/201709/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5985 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Otago, Lieutenant Commander Lorna Gray

Lieutenant Commander Lorna Gray today became the first female commanding officer of a Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol vessel.

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