This list of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
n
admiral
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s includes the
admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
s of
all ranks, serving in the
Russian Imperial Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from a ...
, the
Soviet Navy and the modern
Russian Navy.
See also the categories
:Imperial Russian Navy admirals and
:Soviet admirals.
Alphabetical list
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Pavel Sergeyevich Abankin,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Head of Naval Academy (1944), Deputy Navy Minister for Shipbuilding and Armaments, Head of the
Hydrographic Directorate (1952-1958)
*Abdulikhat Abassov,
Rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
, (1929-1996), Head of Nuclear Submarine Training Center, Chief of Navy Combat Training
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Vladimir Antonovich Alafuzov,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Chief of the Main Navy Staff, Soviet Navy
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Alekseyev,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, First Deputy Chief of the Main Navy Staff
*Nikolay Nikolayevich Amelko,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Pacific Fleet
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Fyodor Apraksin
Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also ''Apraxin''; russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Апра́ксин; 27 October 1661 10 November 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was ...
,
General admiral, won the
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut (russian: Гангутское сражение, fi, Riilahden taistelu, Finland Swedish: ''Slaget vid Rilax'', sv, Sjöslaget vid Hangöudd) took place on 27 July Jul./ 7 August 1714 Greg. during the Great Northern War ( ...
during the
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
, led the
Russian Navy in the
Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)
The Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723, known in Russian historiography as the Persian campaign of Peter the Great, was a war between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, triggered by the tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian ...
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Sergey Iosifovich Avakyants,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Pacific Fleet
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Nikolai Efremovich Basistiy,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet
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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen (russian: Фадде́й Фадде́евич Беллинсга́узен, translit=Faddéy Faddéevich Bellinsgáuzen; – ) was a Russian naval officer, cartographer and explorer, who ultimately ...
,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, notable participant of the
First Russian circumnavigation
The first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth took place from August 1803 to August 1806 and was carried out on two ships, the '' Nadezhda'' and the ''Neva'', under the commands of Adam Johann von Krusenstern and Yuri Lisyansky, respectively. Th ...
, leader of another Russian
circumnavigation
Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical object, astronomical body (e.g. a planet or natural satellite, moon). This article focuses on the circumnavigation of Earth.
The first recorded circ ...
during which he and his second-in-command
Mikhail Lazarev
Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев, 3 November 1788 – 11 April 1851) was a Russian Naval fleet, fleet commander and an explorer.
Education and early career
Lazarev was born in Vladimir, R ...
discovered the continent of
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
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Aksel Ivanovich Berg, Admiral and scientist, major developer of
radiolocation
Radiolocation, also known as radiolocating or radiopositioning, is the process of finding the location of something through the use of radio waves. It generally refers to passive uses, particularly radar—as well as detecting buried cables, w ...
and
cybernetics
Cybernetics is a wide-ranging field concerned with circular causality, such as feedback, in regulatory and purposive systems. Cybernetics is named after an example of circular causal feedback, that of steering a ship, where the helmsperson m ...
*
Vladimir Ivanovich Bogdashin, rear admiral, captain of the frigate
''Bezzavetnyy'' during the
1988 Black Sea bumping incident
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Ivan Botsis Count Ivan Fedoseevich Botsis ( el, Ιωάννης Μπότσης, russian: Иван Федосеевич Боцис, died 18 May 1714 , Admiral in charge of the
galley
A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...
fleet under
Peter the Great
Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
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Laskarina Bouboulina
Laskarina Bouboulina ( el, Λασκαρίνα Μπουμπουλίνα; 1771 – 22 May 1825) was a Greek naval commander, heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, and considered the first woman to attain the rank of admiral.
She was b ...
, Greek naval commander, heroine of the
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
in 1821, and posthumously an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy.
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Andrei Trofimovich Chabanenko, admiral, Commander of the
Northern Fleet
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin, Fleet admiral, Commander of the
Soviet Northern Fleet
Severnyy flot
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, start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...
, the last Commander-in-Chief of the
Soviet Navy, first and only Commander-in-Chief of the CIS Navy
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Vasiliy Chichagov,
Admiral
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, polar explorer, won the battles of
Öland
Öland (, ; ; sometimes written ''Øland'' in other Scandinavian languages, and often ''Oland'' internationally; la, Oelandia) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area ...
,
Reval
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ''m ...
and
Vyborg Bay
Vyborg Bay (, , ) is a deep inlet running northeastward near the eastern end of Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. The city of Vyborg is located near the head of the gulf.
The Monrepos Park is considered a jewel of the bay and a major draw f ...
, effectively bringing the
Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 to an end
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Viktor Viktorovich Chirkov,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Baltic Fleet (2009-2012), Commander-in-Chief of the
Russian Navy (2012-2016)
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Grigoriy Pavlovich Chukhnin
Grigoriy Pavlovich Chukhnin (russian: Григорий Павлович Чухнин; 1848 – 28 June 1906) was an officer of the Imperial Russian Navy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1904, when he was director of the Kuznetsov ...
,
Vice admiral, commander of the
Black Sea Fleet
Chernomorskiy flot
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during the
1905 Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1905,. also known as the First Russian Revolution,. occurred on 22 January 1905, and was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. The mass unrest was directed again ...
and
battleship ''Potemkin'' mutiny until his assassination in 1906.
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Cornelius Cruys
Cornelius Cruys ( no, Niels Creutz, i=no, russian: Корнелий Крюйс, i=no; 14 June 1655 – 14 June 1727) was a Norwegian–Dutch admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, and the first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet.
Early ...
,
Vice admiral, the first commander of the
Russian Baltic Fleet
, image = Great emblem of the Baltic fleet.svg
, image_size = 150
, caption = Baltic Fleet Great ensign
, dates = 18 May 1703 – present
, country =
, allegiance = (1703–1721) (1721–1917) (1917–1922) (1922–1991)(1991–present)
...
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Fyodor Dubasov
Admiral Fyodor Vasilyevich Dubasov (russian: Фёдор Васильевич Дубасов ) (3 July ( O.S. 21 June) 1845 – 2 July (O.S. 19 June) 1912, Saint Petersburg) was, Governor General of Moscow from 24 November 1905 to 5 July 1906.
Fy ...
, Admiral, placed
Port Arthur and
Dalny
Dalny (russian: Да́льний; masculine), Dalnyaya (; feminine), or Dalneye (; neuter) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
;Urban localities
* Dalny, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, an urban-type settlement in ...
under Russian control
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Valentin Drozd
Valentin Petrovich Drozd (; – 29 January 1943) was a Belarusian Soviet Navy vice admiral killed in World War II.
Drozd served in the Soviet Navy from the mid-1920s, commanding the destroyer during the 1930s. After serving as an advisor to ...
, Vice admiral, commander of
Baltic Fleet
, image = Great emblem of the Baltic fleet.svg
, image_size = 150
, caption = Baltic Fleet Great ensign
, dates = 18 May 1703 – present
, country =
, allegiance = (1703–1721) (1721–1917) (1917–1922) (1922–1991)(1991–present)
...
Squadron 1941–1943 and
Northern Fleet
Severnyy flot
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1938–1940
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Nikolai Dimitrievich Dabić. Vice admiral, died in 1908 from wounds sustained in the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
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Oskar Enqvist, Vice Admiral, Commander of the First Cruiser Division of the 2nd Pacific Squadron during the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
*
Arvid Adolf Etholén
Arvid Adolf Etholén, or Adolf Karlovich Etolin (russian: Адольф Карлович Этолин; 9 January 1799, Helsinki – 29 March 1876, Elimäki) was a naval officer, explorer and administrator in the Russian Empire who was employed ...
, Vice Admiral, explorer, Chief Manager of the
Russian American Company
The Russian-American Company Under the High Patronage of His Imperial Majesty (russian: Под высочайшим Его Императорского Величества покровительством Российская-Американс ...
1840-1845.
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Aleksandr Fedotenkov
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Fedotenkov (russian: Александр Николаевич Федотенков; born 7 January 1959) is a former officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of Vice-Admiral, and was deputy commander of the Russian Na ...
, Vice admiral, Commander of the
Black Sea Fleet
Chernomorskiy flot
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, deputy commander of the Navy
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Baron Dmitry Gustavovich von Fölkersahm, Rear Admiral, Commander of the 2nd battle division of the 2nd Pacific Squadron. Died of cancer onboard
battleship Oslyabya a few days before
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima (Japanese:対馬沖海戦, Tsushimaoki''-Kaisen'', russian: Цусимское сражение, ''Tsusimskoye srazheniye''), also known as the Battle of Tsushima Strait and the Naval Battle of Sea of Japan (Japanese: 日 ...
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Lev Mikhailovich Galler,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Chief of the Main Navy Staff
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn
Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn or Galitzin (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Голи́цын, tr. ; 1 November 1675 in Moscow – 10 December 1730) was a Russian Imperial field marshal (1725) and a president of the Colleg ...
,
General Admiral from 1756 to 1762
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Arseniy Grigoryevich Golovko,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Northern Fleet
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Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov, Fleet admiral of the Soviet Union (one of only three), led a number of landing operations in the Black Sea during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, the Commander-in-Chief of the
Soviet Navy during most of the
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
and for almost 30 years (1956-1985)
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Samuel Greig
Vice-Admiral Samuel Greig, or Samuil Karlovich Greig (russian: Самуи́л Ка́рлович Грейг), as he was known in Russia (30 November 1735, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland – 26 October 1788, Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Esto ...
, Admiral, won the
Battle of Chesma
The naval Battle of Chesme took place on 5–7 July 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) near and in Çeşme (Chesme or Chesma) Bay, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a numb ...
during the
Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774)
The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European histor ...
and participated in the
Battle of Hogland
The naval Battle of Hogland took place on 17 July (6 July OS) 1788 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790).
Origins
On the outbreak of war with Russia in 1788, Sweden planned to attack the Russian capital St. Petersburg. One Swedish army wa ...
during the
Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790)
Wars between Russia and Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> ...
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Ivan Konstantinovich Grigorovich, Admiral, chief of
Port Arthur's port during the
siege of Port Arthur
The siege of Port Arthur ( ja, 旅順攻囲戦, ''Ryojun Kōisen''; russian: link=no, Оборона Порт-Артура, ''Oborona Port-Artura'', August 1, 1904 – January 2, 1905) was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russ ...
, Russia's last Naval Minister
*Vladimir Vladimirovich Grishechkin,
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Northern Fleet
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Feliks Nikolayevich Gromov, Fleet admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the
Russian Navy, previously commander of the Northern Fleet
*
Thomas Gordon, (1658 -1741)
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, - Governor and Commander-in-Chief at Kronshtadt from 1727 until his death in 1741. His granddaughter Anne Young married a Scot, Lt. Thomas MacKenzie (Foma Kalinovich Mekenzi, Фома Калинович Мекензи -Son of Colin). Two years after their marriage in 1738 they had a son also called Thomas, (Foma Fomich Mekenzi (Фома Фомич Мекензи - Son of Thomas), A Scottish-Russian rear admiral who founded the city of Sevastopol in service of the Russian Empire in 1783.
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Ivan Stepanovich Isakov, Fleet admiral of the Soviet Union (one of only three), served during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Chief of the Main Navy Staff, oceanographer
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Vladimir Ivanovich Istomin, Rear admiral, fought in the
Battle of Navarino
The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October (O. S. 8 October) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), in Navarino Bay (modern Pylos), on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. Allied fo ...
, hero of the
siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French, Sardinian, Ottoman, and British) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September ...
during the
Crimean War
The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia.
Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
, died in action
J
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John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends among U.S political elites ( ...
, Rear admiral, served in and achieved rank of Rear Admiral with the Black Sea Fleet after serving as a Captain in the American Navy during the American Revolution
K
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Igor Vladimirovich Kasatonov
Igor may refer to:
People
* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
* Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler
* Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling
* ...
, Admiral, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
*
Vladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov, Fleet Admiral, First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy
*
Vladimir Lvovich Kasatonov, Vice-Admiral, head of the
N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy
The N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy (russian: Военно-морская академия имени Н. Г. Кузнецова) is the main staff college and postgraduate institution for the Russian Navy and is located in Saint Petersburg.
In ...
*
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kedrov
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kedrov (russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Ке́дров) (13 September 1878 – 29 October 1945) was a Russian naval officer who served in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, World W ...
, Vice admiral, who led
White Russian forces, including the evacuation of
Wrangel's fleet
Wrangel's Fleet was the last remnant of the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy and existed from 1920 until 1924. This squadron was a "White" (anti-communist and anti-revolutionary) unit during the Russian Civil War. It was known also as ...
from the
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
as the
Russian Civil War
, date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...
came to a close
*
Yuri Mikhailovich Khaliullin , Rear Admiral, engineer and academic, head of the and the
*
Mikhail Nikolayevich Khronopulo, Admiral, commander of the
Black Sea Fleet
Chernomorskiy flot
, image = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet.svg
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet
, dates = May 13, ...
between 1985 and 1991
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Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kolchak, Admiral, polar explorer, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, a leader of the
White movement during the
Russian Civil War
, date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...
*
Nikolay Kolomeytsev, Vice admiral, polar explorer, a hero of the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
, later led
White Russian naval forces in the Baltic during the
Russian Civil War
, date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...
*
Vladimir Konovalov
Rear Admiral Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov, Владимир Константинович Коновалов ( – 29 November 1967) was a Soviet Navy distinguished submarine commander during World War II.
Born as Vulf Kalmanovich Konov ...
, Rear admiral, distinguished
submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...
commander during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
*
Vladimir Alekseyevich Kornilov
Vice Admiral Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov (; 13 February 1806 – 17 October 1854) was a Russian naval officer who took part in the Crimean War and is known for his battle against the Pervaz-ı Bahrî in what is considered the first battle ...
, Vice admiral, fought in the
Battle of Navarino
The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October (O. S. 8 October) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), in Navarino Bay (modern Pylos), on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. Allied fo ...
, hero of the
siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French, Sardinian, Ottoman, and British) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September ...
, died in the
Battle of Malakoff
The Battle of Malakoff (french: Bataille de Malakoff, russian: Бой на Малаховом кургане) was a French attack against Russian forces on the Malakoff redoubt and its subsequent capture on 8 September 1855 as a part of the ...
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Vladimir Ivanovich Korolev,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander-in-Chief Russian Navy, Commander of Northern Fleet
*
Nikolay Krabbe, Admiral and Naval Minister, co-founded the first Russian naval bases in
Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of the ...
, oversaw the development of
naval artillery
Naval artillery is artillery mounted on a warship, originally used only for naval warfare and then subsequently used for naval gunfire support, shore bombardment and anti-aircraft roles. The term generally refers to tube-launched projectile-firi ...
and
ironclad
An ironclad is a steam engine, steam-propelled warship protected by Wrought iron, iron or steel iron armor, armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships ...
ships
*
Nikolai Mikhailovich Kulakov, Vice admiral, political branch, Hero of the Soviet Union
*
Vladimir Ivanovich Kuroyedov, Fleet admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the
Russian Navy
*
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (russian: Никола́й Гера́симович Кузнецо́в; 24 July 1904 – 6 December 1974) was a Soviet naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union and served as ...
, (1902-1974), Fleet admiral of the Soviet Union (one of only three), the Commander-in-Chief of the
Soviet Navy during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
(1939-1946)
*Alexander Ivanovich Kruz (1731-1799), Fleet Admiral
L
*
Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev
Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев, 3 November 1788 – 11 April 1851) was a Russian fleet commander and an explorer.
Education and early career
Lazarev was born in Vladimir, a scion of the ...
,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, three times
circumnavigator
Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical body (e.g. a planet or moon). This article focuses on the circumnavigation of Earth.
The first recorded circumnavigation of the Earth was the Magel ...
and discoverer of
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
, destroyed five enemy warships as a commander of ''
Azov
Azov (russian: Азов), previously known as Azak,
is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population:
History
Early settlements in the vicinity
The mo ...
'' in the
Battle of Navarino
The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October (O. S. 8 October) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), in Navarino Bay (modern Pylos), on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. Allied fo ...
, tutor of
Nakhimov,
Kornilov and
Istomin
*
Viktor Nikolayevich Liina,
Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Black Sea Fleet
*Sergey Vladimrovich Lipilin,
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
, Deputy Commander Black Sea Fleet
*
Semyon Mikhailovich Lobov, Fleet admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet
M
*
Thomas Mackenzie
Sir Thomas Mackenzie (10 March 1853 – 14 February 1930) was a Scotland, Scottish-born New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand, 18th prime minister of New Zealand in 1912, and ...
(Foma Kalinovich Mekenzi, Фома Калинович Мекензи (Russian admiral) (1710–1766), Rear admiral, Entered Russian Navy in 1736 at Archangel. Father of Rear Admiral Thos MacKenzie founder of Sebastopol
*
Thomas Mackenzie
Sir Thomas Mackenzie (10 March 1853 – 14 February 1930) was a Scotland, Scottish-born New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand, 18th prime minister of New Zealand in 1912, and ...
,(1740–1786), Rear admiral, Founder of
Sevastopol 1783 first Commander-in-Chief of the Black Sea Fleet. Awarded Knight Order of St.George IV Class for his bravery in successfully navigating a fireship into the enemy which contributed to the destruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Russo/Turkish War at Chesma 5–7 July 1770
* Konstantin Valentinovich Makarov, (1931-2011), Fleet Admiral, Chief of the Main Navy Staff/First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
*
Stepan Osipovich Makarov, Vice admiral, inventor and explorer, performed the first ever successful
torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, su ...
attack (during the
Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878), built the first
torpedo boat tender
The torpedo boat tender was a type of warship developed at the end of the 19th century to help bring small torpedo boats to the high seas, and launch them for attack.
During the Turko-Russian war in 1877, the Russians requisitioned 19 trade ve ...
and
the first polar icebreaker, author of the
insubmersibility
Floodability is the susceptibility of a ship's construction to flooding. It also refers to the ability to intentionally flood certain areas of the hull for damage control purposes, or to increase stability, which is particularly important in comb ...
theory, killed in the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
when his ship struck a
naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any ...
*
Nikolai Mikhailovich Maksimov, Admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet, head of the Naval Academy
*
Pavel Maksutov Pavel Petrovich Maksutov (russian: Максутов, Павел Петрович April 25, 1825 – May 2, 1882) was an Imperial Russian Navy rear-admiral, prince, hero of Crimean War, 15th governor of Taganrog.
Pavel Maksutov was born in Penza int ...
, Rear admiral, hero of the
Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop, or the Battle of Sinope, was a naval battle that took place on 30 November 1853 between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire, during the opening phase of the Crimean War (1853–1856). It took place at Sinop, a sea port o ...
and the
siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French, Sardinian, Ottoman, and British) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September ...
*
Viktor Mardusin,
Vice Admiral, Commander of the Baltic Fleet
*
Nikolai Ilych Martynyuk (1934-2021),
Vice Admiral, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet
* Vladimir Petrovich Maslov, (1925-1989), Admiral, Commander of the Pacific Fleet (1974-1979)
*
Vladimir Vasilyevich Masorin, Fleet admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the
Russian Navy
* Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, (1673-1729), Admiral, close associate of Peter I (the Great) active in early Russian naval battles
*
Vladimir Vasilyevich Mikhailin,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Baltic Fleet
* Arkadiy Petrovich Mikhailovskiy, Admiral, Commander of Northern Fleet (1981-1984)
*
Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev
Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev (russian: Александр Алексеевич Моисеев; born 16 April 1962) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of admiral, and is commander in chief of the Northern Fleet.
Af ...
,
Vice admiral, commander of the Black Sea Fleet
*
Mikhail Vasilyevich Motsak, Vice admiral, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet
*
Igor Timurbulatovich Mukhametshin,
Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Baltic Fleet
N
*
Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov, Admiral, circumnavigated the world with
Mikhail Lazarev
Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев, 3 November 1788 – 11 April 1851) was a Russian Naval fleet, fleet commander and an explorer.
Education and early career
Lazarev was born in Vladimir, R ...
, fought in the
Battle of Navarino
The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October (O. S. 8 October) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), in Navarino Bay (modern Pylos), on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. Allied fo ...
, annihilated the Ottoman fleet in the
Battle of Sinope
The Battle of Sinop, or the Battle of Sinope, was a naval battle that took place on 30 November 1853 between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire, during the opening phase of the Crimean War (1853–1856). It took place at Sinop, Turkey, Sino ...
, commander and hero at the
siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French, Sardinian, Ottoman, and British) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September ...
*
Charles Henry of Nassau-Siegen
Karl Heinrich von Nassau-Siegen (; 5 January 1743 – 10 April 1808), was a French-born fortune-seeker and adventurer active in Spain, Poland and the Russian Empire. A controversial figure, he was best known as Catherine the Great, Catherine II's l ...
, Admiral, won several battles during the
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
The Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 involved an unsuccessful attempt by the Ottoman Empire to regain lands lost to the Russian Empire in the course of the previous Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). It took place concomitantly with the Austro ...
and was defeated in the
Battle of Svensksund
The Second Battle of Svensksund (Finnish: ''Ruotsinsalmi'', Russian: ''Rochensalm'') was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland outside the present day city of Kotka on 9 and 10 July 1790. The Swedish naval forces dealt the Russian fl ...
in the
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The war was ended by the Treaty of Värälä on 14 August 1790 and took place concomitantly with both the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) ...
* Petr Nikolayevich Navoytsev, (1920-1993), Admiral, First Deputy Chief of the Main Navy Staff (1975-1988)
* Gennadiy Ivanovich Nevelskoy, (1813-1876), Admiral, prominent explorer of the Far East
*
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Nosatov,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander Baltic Fleet
O
*
Aleksey Grigoryevich Orlov, Commander of the Russian fleet during the
Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, victor of the
Battle of Chesma
The naval Battle of Chesme took place on 5–7 July 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) near and in Çeşme (Chesme or Chesma) Bay, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a numb ...
*
Filipp Sergeyevich Oktyabrskiy (Ivanov),
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, a leader of defence in the
siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from la, sedere, lit=to sit. Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterize ...
*Aleksandr Yevstafyevich Orel,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Baltic Fleet
*
Igor Vladimirovich Osipov,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet
P
*
Yuriy Aleksandrovich Panteleyev,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Pacific Fleet
*
Pavel Pereleshin
Pavel Alexandrovich Pereleshin (russian: Павел Александрович Перелешин, 27 June 1821 – 28 February 1901) was a Russian admiral and general.
After graduating from the Saint Petersburg Naval Corps in 1834, Pavel Pereles ...
, Rear admiral, hero of the
Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop, or the Battle of Sinope, was a naval battle that took place on 30 November 1853 between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire, during the opening phase of the Crimean War (1853–1856). It took place at Sinop, a sea port o ...
and the
siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French, Sardinian, Ottoman, and British) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September ...
*
Aleksandr Igorevich Peshkov, rear admiral, Commander of Caspian Flotilla
*
Igor Nikolayevich Petrov, rear admiral, political branch
*
Sergey Mikhailovich Pinchuk,
Vice Admiral, Commander of Caspian Flotilla
*Vasiliy Ivanovich Platonov,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Commander of the Northern Fleet
*
Andrey Popov, Admiral, hero of the
Crimean War
The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia.
Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
, led a Russian flotilla to support the
Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
, designed the first true Russian battleship ''
Pyotr Velikiy''
R
*
Yuri Rall
Yuri Fedorovich Rall () ( – 16 September 1948) was an officer of the Imperial Russian and Soviet Navies. He saw action during the First and Second World Wars, and rose to the rank of vice-admiral.
Rall began his service with the Imperia ...
, Vice admiral, Second World War,
Soviet evacuation of Tallinn
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
,
siege of Leningrad
The siege of Leningrad (russian: links=no, translit=Blokada Leningrada, Блокада Ленинграда; german: links=no, Leningrader Blockade; ) was a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of L ...
*
Anatoliy Ivanovich Rassokho,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Head of
Defense Ministry Main Directorate of Navigation and Oceanography
*
Mikhail Reyneke, Vice admiral, major 19th century
hydrographer
Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time, for the primary p ...
*
José de Ribas
Admiral José de Ribas y Boyons (6 June 1749 – ), known in Italian as Giuseppe de Ribas and in Spanish as José Pascual Domingo de Ribas y Boyons and in Russian as Iosif (Osip) Mikhailovich Deribas (russian: Ио́сиф (О́сип) Миха́ ...
, Vice admiral, founder of
Odessa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...
, hero of the
siege of Izmail
The siege of Izmail was a military investment fought in 1790 on the Black Sea during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). The Russians were led by Alexander Suvorov, who had defeated the Ottomans at Kinburn, Ochakov, and Focsani. The Black ...
*
Pyotr Ricord,
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
, Head of the Russian Navy squadrons blockaded the Dardanelles during the
Russo-Turkish War
The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European histo ...
(1828-1829), participated in the
Civil conflict in Greece (1831–1833), and defended
Kronstadt
Kronstadt (russian: Кроншта́дт, Kronshtadt ), also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt (from german: link=no, Krone for "crown" and ''Stadt'' for "city") is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of ...
(1854) during the
Crimean War
The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia.
Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
(1853–1856)
*
Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich (
Romanov
The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to th ...
), General admiral and Naval Minister during the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
*
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich (
Romanov
The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to th ...
), General admiral and statesman, oversaw the rapid transition of the Russian Navy to
ironclad warship
An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
s
*
Zinoviy Petrovich Rozhestvenskiy, Vice Admiral, commander of the 2nd Pacific Squadron during the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
, wounded in the
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima (Japanese:対馬沖海戦, Tsushimaoki''-Kaisen'', russian: Цусимское сражение, ''Tsusimskoye srazheniye''), also known as the Battle of Tsushima Strait and the Naval Battle of Sea of Japan (Japanese: 日 ...
*Andrey Vladimirovich Ryabukhin,
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
, Deputy Commander of Pacific Fleet
S
*
Naum Akimovich Senyavin, Vice admiral, won the
Battle of Osel
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
during the
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
*
Aleksey Naumovich Senyavin, re-established the
Don Military Flotilla
The Don Military Flotilla (russian: Донская военная флотилия) was established in 1723 in Tavrov for countering Turkish vessels in the Sea of Azov. By 1735, the Russians had built 15 ''prams'' (flat-bottom artillery sailing s ...
and played a crucial role in Russia's gaining access to the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...
*
Dmitriy Nikolayevich Senyavin, Admiral, won the battles of the
Dardanelles
The Dardanelles (; tr, Çanakkale Boğazı, lit=Strait of Çanakkale, el, Δαρδανέλλια, translit=Dardanéllia), also known as the Strait of Gallipoli from the Gallipoli peninsula or from Classical Antiquity as the Hellespont (; ...
and
Athos
Athos may refer to:
Fictional or mythical characters
* Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père
* Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology
* Athos Fadiga ...
against Ottomans during the
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...
*
Nikolay Dmitriyevich Sergeyev, Fleet admiral, Chief of the Main Navy Staff/First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy
*
Peter von Sivers (1674-1740) chaired the
Russian Admiralty Board in 1728-32.
*
Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov
Nikolay Ivanovich Smirnov (Russian Никола́й Ива́нович Смирно́в) (22 September 1917 – 8 July 1992) was a Soviet Navy Fleet Admiral (Soviet rank) , Fleet Admiral and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1984).
Smirnov was born in ...
, Fleet admiral, Commander of the Pacific Fleet
*
Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov
Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov (russian: Виктор Николаевич Соколов; born 4 April 1962) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of vice-admiral, and since 2020 has served as head of the N. G. Kuznetsov ...
,
Vice Admiral, Deputy Commander of Northern Fleet
*
Emil Nikolayevich Spiridonov
Emil Nikolayevich Spiridonov () (26 September 1925 – 7 February 1981) was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He rose to the rank of admiral and was commander of the Pacific Fleet, before his death in the 1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash, which also ...
(1925-1981), Commander of the Pacific Fleet
*
Grigoriy Andreyevich Spiridov, Admiral, destroyed the Ottoman fleet in the
Battle of Chesma
The naval Battle of Chesme took place on 5–7 July 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) near and in Çeşme (Chesme or Chesma) Bay, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a numb ...
during the
Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774)
The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European histor ...
*
Georgy Andreyevich Stepanov, vice admiral, commander during the Second World War
Ivan Ivanovich Stronskiy, Kontr Admiral , (1846 - 1901), famous in Russian - Turkish war 1877-1878, also followed the Order of service to Duke of Edinburgh Alfred in 1876.
T
*
Aleksandr Arkadevich Tatarinov, Admiral, commanded the
Russian Black Sea Fleet
Chernomorskiy flot
, image = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet.svg
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet
, dates = May 13, ...
, First Deputy
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (Russian: Главнокомандующий ВМФ) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Navy. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the period of the Russian Em ...
.
*
Jean de Traversay, Admiral, commanded the
Russian Black Sea Fleet
Chernomorskiy flot
, image = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet.svg
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet
, dates = May 13, ...
and
Russian Baltic Fleet
, image = Great emblem of the Baltic fleet.svg
, image_size = 150
, caption = Baltic Fleet Great ensign
, dates = 18 May 1703 – present
, country =
, allegiance = (1703–1721) (1721–1917) (1917–1922) (1922–1991)(1991–present)
...
, organised early
Russian circumnavigations The history of exploration by citizens or subjects of the Russian Federation, the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire, the Tsardom of Russia and other Russian predecessor states forms a significant part of the history of Russia as well as the history ...
*
Vladimir Filippovich Tributs
Vladimir Filippovich Tributs () ( – August 30, 1977) was a Soviet naval commander and admiral from 1943.
Life and career
Born in 1900 in Saint Petersburg, Tributs joined the Navy in 1918 and during the Russian Civil War participated in co ...
, Admiral, commander of the
Soviet Baltic Fleet
, image = Great emblem of the Baltic fleet.svg
, image_size = 150
, caption = Baltic Fleet Great ensign
, dates = 18 May 1703 – present
, country =
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during the
siege of Leningrad
The siege of Leningrad (russian: links=no, translit=Blokada Leningrada, Блокада Ленинграда; german: links=no, Leningrader Blockade; ) was a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of L ...
, led the
Soviet evacuation of Tallinn
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Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov
Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov ( rus, Фёдор Фёдорович Ушако́в, p=ʊʂɐˈkof; – ) was an 18th century Russian naval commander and admiral. He is notable for winning every engagement he participated in as the Admiral of t ...
, the most illustrious Russian
Admiral
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of the 18th century, saint, won the battles of
Fidonisi,
Kerch Strait
The Kerch Strait, uk, Керченська протока, crh, Keriç boğazı, ady, Хы ТӀуалэ is a strait in Eastern Europe. It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from ...
,
Tendra Tendra may refer to:
* Gulf (or Bay) of Tendra, Black Sea
* Spit (or Island) of Tendra, scene of Russian-Turkish naval battle
*Battle of Tendra
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and
Cape Kaliakra
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during the
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
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, single-handedly carved out the Greek
Septinsular Republic
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, did not lose a single ship in 43 battles
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Valery Vladimirovich Varfolomeyev, rear admiral, submarine officer, commander of the 11th Submarine Division
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Nikolai Ignatevich Vinogradov, admiral, submarine officer, commander of the
Kamchatka Flotilla
The Kamchatka Military Flotilla ( rus, Камчатская флотилия, r=Kamchatskaya flotiliya) is a flotilla of the Russian Navy.
On December 14, 1849, in accordance with the Decree of Emperor Nicholas I, the Okhotsk military flotilla wa ...
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Aleksandr Viktorovich Vitko,
Admiral
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, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Russian Navy
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Andrei Olgertovich Volozhinsky,
Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy CinC Russian Navy
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Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky russian: Владимир Серге́евич Высоцкий, uk, Володимир Сергійович Висоцький ''Volodymyr Serhiyovych Vysotsky''; (18 August 1954 – 5 February 2021) was a Russian ...
, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the
Russian Navy
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Marko Ivanovich Vojnović, one of the founders of the Black Sea Fleet.
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*Nikolay Yuryevich Yakubovskiy,
Rear Admiral
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, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Caspian Flotilla
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Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakushev, Rear Admiral, Commander of the Primorsky Flotilla
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Nikolai Pavlovich Yegipko, Vice admiral,
Hero of the Soviet Union
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Georgiy Mikhailovich Yegorov, Fleet admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet
* Vladimir Grigoryevich Yegorov, Admiral, Commander Russian Baltic Fleet
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Nikolay Anatolyevich Yevmenov,
Admiral
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, Commander of Northern Fleet, Commander in Chief of the Navy
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Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev
Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev (russian: Иван Степанович Юмашев; – 2 September 1972) was a Soviet Navy admiral, Hero of the Soviet Union (14 September 1945), and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy from January 1947 to July ...
, Admiral, reclaimed Southern
Sakhalin
Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...
and
Kuril Islands
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for the USSR during the
Soviet–Japanese War
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, Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy in the late 1940s
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Mikhail Nikolayevich Zakharov, admiral, political commissar
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Vasiliy Stepanovich Zavoyko, fought in the
Battle of Navarino
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, twice circumnavigated the globe, explored the estuary of the
Amur River
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, repelled the superior
British
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** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
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French forces in the
siege of Petropavlovsk
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during the
Crimean War
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Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
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Matija Zmajević
Matija Zmajević (also Matej Zmajević; russian: Матвей Христофорович Змаевич, Matvei Khristoforovich Zmayevich; ; January 6, 1680 – August 23, 1735) was an admiral of the Russian Baltic Fleet and the shipbuilder of ...
, Vice admiral, hero of the battles of
Gangut and
Grengam during the
Great Northern War
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See also
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Russian Admiralty
Board of Admiralties (russian: Адмиралтейств-коллегия, ''Admiralteystv-kollegiya'') was a supreme body for the administration of the Imperial Russian Navy and admiralty shipyards in the Russian Empire, established by Peter the ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Russian Admirals
Admirals
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...