Lieutenantcommander Lorna Gray

Education: Wyllies Crossing School, The Taieri High School and University of Otago

Joined Royal New Zealand Navy in 2005.

Served as warfare officer on HMNZS Wakakura, HMNZS Manawanui and HMNZS Te Kaha.

Tour of duty as UN military observer in Syria and Lebanon.

Served as delivery crew for offshore patrol vessels HMNZS Otago and Wellington.

Served on Otago as commissioning officer of the watch until 2011.

Spent a year at the Officer Training School before returning to HMNZS Otago

and Wellington.

Spent time in Australia on a PWO exchange before returning to New Zealand last year.

Appointed Lieutenantcommander of HMNZS Otago in June 2017.