Admiral Makarov (other)
Admiral Makarov may refer to: People * Konstantin Makarov (1931–2011), Soviet Admiral of the Fleet * Stepan Makarov (1849–1904), Russian vice admiral Ships * , commissioned in 2017 * , completed in 1975 * in service 1908–1922 * , formerly the German cruiser ''Nürnberg'' * , a Kresta II-class cruiser in service 1972–1992 * ''Admiral Makarov'', the United States Coast Guard vessel , lent to the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1949 * , a Soviet cargo liner, later the research vessel ''Vityaz'' Other uses * Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (russian: Государственная морская академия имени адмирала С. О. Макарова) is a federal institution of higher professional education (ФБОУ ВПО ) whic ...

Konstantin Makarov
Konstantin Valentinovich Makarov (Russian: Константи́н Валенти́нович Мака́ров) (1931–2011) was a Soviet Navy Fleet Admiral. Biography Makarov enlisted in the Soviet Navy in 1949 at the age of 18. He served aboard diesel submarines in the Black Sea Fleet, and was appointed commanding officer of a diesel submarine in 1963. He finished the Naval Academy in 1967 and was appointed commanding officer of a nuclear submarine. In a few years' time, Makarov was promoted to Chief of Staff of a division of nuclear submarines in the Northern Fleet. Makarov would continue to rise through the ranks of Soviet navies, having obtained roles such as Deputy Head, 1st Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet (eventually becoming the commander of the Baltic Fleet), the Chief of the Main Navy Staff, and finally was promoted to Fleet Admiral in 1989. He retired from the navy in 1992, and died in 2011.Krasnaya Zvezda, 6 Aug 2011 http://www.redstar.ru/ References * В ...
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Stepan Makarov
Stepan Osipovich Makarov (russian: Степа́н О́сипович Мака́ров, uk, Макаров Степан Осипович; – ) was a Russian vice-admiral, commander in the Imperial Russian Navy, oceanographer, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. He was a pioneer of insubmersibility theory (the concept of counter-flooding to stabilise a damaged ship), and developer of a Cyrillic-based semaphore alphabet. A proponent of icebreaker use, he supervised the first ever polar icebreaker construction. Makarov also designed several ships. Makarov saw service in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as a captain, and ordered the first ever successful attack with a self propelled torpedo. He served again in the Russo-Japanese War as vice-admiral and was assigned to the defense of Port Arthur, where he was hailed as a competent and aggressive commander. On 13 April 1904 Makarov led his flotilla to the aid of a destroyer that had been am ...
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