Commander O. C. Hammer (1822-1892)

Hammer, O. C.
Personal Information
Full Name:	Otto Christian Hammer
Date of Birth:	August 22, 1822
Place of Birth:	Huleroed, Soeborg parish
Family Relations:	Son of district supervisor and inspector Frederik Abel Hammer and wife Elisabeth Kirstine, born Lemvigh
Marriage:	Married February 28, 1851 at Hjortholm to Henriette Jacobine Hastrup

Promotions
Date:	Promotion:
1837	Naval Cadet
August 3, 1843	Sub Lieutenant
August 3, 1851	Lieutenant
February 17, 1858	Lieutenant Commander (brevet)
April 6, 1889	Commander (brevet)

Orders, Decorations & Distinctions
Date:	Orders, Decorations & Distinction:
December 28, 1850	Officer of the Order of the Dannebroge
August 3, 1860	Silver Cross of the Order of the Dannebroge
September 30, 1864	Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge

Military Service
Date:	Service:
-	n/a

Other Achievements
Date:	Achievement:
-	n/a

Additional Comments

None

Death
Date:	Cemetery:
March 9, 1892	Copenhagen, burried at Holmens Cemetary

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Sources:
&	Det Danske Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919
&	Officerer i den Dansk-Norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den Danske Søetat 1814-1932, Bind I og II, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard, H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1935
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