(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Hermann Lorey
Born: 25 Sep 1877 in Stralsunf
Died: 15 Oct 1954 in Berlin-Dahlem
Promotions:
Seekadett (03 May 1897); Fähnrich zur See (01 Jan 1899); Leutnant zur See (30 Sep 1899); Oberleutnant zur See (15 Mar 1902); Kapitänleutnant (30 Mar 1906); Korvettenkapitän (22 Mar 1913); Charakter als Fregattenkapitän (21 Jan 1920); Fregattenkapitän (29 Jun 1920); Kapitän zur See (30 Nov 1920); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Jun 1924); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Kadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (07 Apr 1896-27 Apr 1897)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Gneisenau’ (28 Apr 1897-11 Apr 1898)
Special-Briefings on the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Blücher’ and Artillery-School-Ship ‘Mars’ (12 Apr 1898-20 Sep 1898)
Training at the Naval-School (21 Sep 1898-01 Oct 1899)
On Board the Liner ‘Bayern’ (02 Oct 1899-12 Feb 1900)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm II’ (13 Feb 1900-31 Mar 1900)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (01 Apr 1900-05 Jul 1900)
Watch-Officer on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Odin’ (09 Jul 1900-30 Sep 1900)
Company-Officer in the I. Sailor-Division (01 Oct 1900-05 Dec 1900)
Watch-Officer on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Hagen’ (06 Dec 1900-21 Feb 1901)
Company-Officer in the I. Sailor-Division (22 Feb 1901-31 Mar 1901)
Watch-Officer in the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Friedrich Carl’ (01 Apr 1901-17 May 1901)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Ariadne’ (18 May 1901-14 Jun 1901)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Gazelle’ (15 Jun 1901-03 Aug 1904)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Shipyard-Division (04 Aug 1904-28 Sep 1904)
Company-Officer in the I. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (29 Sep 1904-30 Sep 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Lothringen’ (01 Oct 1906-08 Oct 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Scharnhorst’ (24 Oct 1907-27 May 1910)
Departed to Tsingtau (28 May 1910-16 Jul 1910)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Shipyard-Division (17 Jul 1910-14 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Weißenburg’ (02 Aug 1910-01 Sep 1910)
Artillery-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Roon’ (15 Sep 1910-22 Sep 1911)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (23 Sep 1911-06 Nov 1911)
Company-Leader in the I. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (07 Nov 1911-30 Sep 1913)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1913-17 Mar 1914)
First Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (18 Mar 1914-01 Aug 1914)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Mecklenburg’ (02 Aug 1914-04 May 1915)
Commandant of the Ottoman Liner ‘Barbaros Hayreddin’ (11 May 1915-08 Aug 1915)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Mediterranean-Division (09 Aug 1915-06 Nov 1915)
Commandant of the Ottoman Liner ‘Torgut Reis’ (06 Nov 1915-01 Jun 1917)
At the same time, Commandant of ‘Hamidiye’ (02 Apr 1916-23 Jul 1916)
Chief of the Ottoman Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (02 Jun 1917-12 Mar 1918)
Department-Head in the Sea-Transport-Department of the Reichsmarine-Office (13 Mar 1918-15 Jul 1919)
Department-Head in the Sea-Transport-Department of the Admiralty (15 Jul 1919-15 Sep 1920)
Department-Head in the Sea-Transport-Department of the Naval Command (15 Sep 1920-05 Oct 1920)
Commandant of Fortifications of Emsmündung (06 Oct 1920-27 May 1924)
At the same time, Commander of Coastal-Defence-Battalion VI (24 Oct 1923-27 May 1924)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North-Seas (28 May 1924-30 Jun 1924)
Retired (30 Jun 1924)
Civilian-Employee of the Navy (Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine from 22 Mar 1939) as Director of the Reichsmarine-Collection at the Museum for Seamen at the Friedrich-Wilhelm-University in Berlin (01 Aug 1924-00 Jun 1940)
At the same time, Director of the Armoury (01 Aug 1934-00 May 1945)
Director of the Museum of the Kriegsmarine (formerly the Reichsmarine-Collection) (00 Jun 1940-00 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Türkischer Osmanié-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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