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Mikhail Khronopulo
Mikhail Nikolayevich Khronopulo (; 3 May 1933 – 10 April 2012) was a Soviet Navy admiral, the penultimate commander of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet. Khronopulo began his naval career serving aboard ships of the Pacific Fleet, and commanded two destroyers, an anti-submarine brigade, and the fleet's 8th Operational Squadron. He commanded the Black Sea Fleet between 1985 and 1991, directing the effort to push United States Navy ships out of Soviet waters in the Black Sea bumping incident, and was replaced in late 1991 after being accused of supporting the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. Early life and Cold War Khronopulo was born on 3 May 1933 in the village of Dvukhglinki, Lukhovitsky District, Moscow Oblast to a family of Greek descent. He was recruited to the Soviet Navy through a Komsomol direction. After graduating from the Pacific Higher Naval School in 1956, he served on ships of the Pacific Fleet, beginning his service as a main gun turret commander on the light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukhovitsky District
Lukhovitsky District (russian: Лухови́цкий райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #180/2004-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Lukhovitsy Lukhovitsy (russian: Лухови́цы) is a town and the administrative center of Lukhovitsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southeast of Moscow. Population: History It was first mentioned in 1594 as the settlem .... Population: 58,802 ( 2010 Census); The population of Lukhovitsy accounts for 50.8% of the district's total population. References Notes Sources * * * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of Moscow Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2019) and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft . The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Yorktown (CG-48)
USS ''Yorktown'' (DDG-48/CG-48) was a in the United States Navy from 1984 to 2004, named for the American Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown. History ''Yorktown'' was launched 17 January 1983 and was sponsored by Mrs. Mary Matthews, widow of Nick Matthews, a prominent citizen of Yorktown, Virginia. ''Yorktown'' was commissioned on 4 July 1984 at Yorktown, Virginia, and was designed to take advantage of the American Aegis technology. Among its various weapon systems were surface to air missiles (SAMs), anti-ship/anti-submarine missiles, torpedo launchers, and a mounted cannon. ''Yorktown''s first deployment was from August 1985 to April 1986 and, among other things, involved the ''Achille Lauro'' hijacker intercept, two Black Sea excursions (in 1986 and 1988), and a trio of operations off the Libyan coast including Operation El Dorado Canyon and Operation Attain Document and Prairie Fire. ''Yorktown'' received the Atlantic Fleet's "Top Gun" award for outstanding naval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Admiral Nakhimov
SS ''Admiral Nakhimov'' (russian: link=no, Адмирал Нахимов), launched in March 1925 and originally named SS ''Berlin'', was a passenger liner of the German Weimar Republic later converted to a hospital ship, then a Soviet passenger ship. On 31 August 1986, ''Admiral Nakhimov'' collided with the large bulk carrier ''Pyotr Vasev'' in the Tsemes Bay, near the port of Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, and quickly sank. In total, 423 of the 1,234 people on board died. History ''Berlin'' Pre-War Service ''Berlin'' was built by Bremer Vulkan at Vegesack, Germany (Yard 614) and was completed in March 1925. She was launched on 25 March 1925, and commissioned on 17 September 1925. The ship was long, had four decks and a volume of . She originally operated the Bremen – Southampton – Cherbourg – New York City run for the North German Lloyd Line. The ship's main route was between Bremerhaven, Southampton and New York, which she began on 26 September 1925 and operate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea. Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important Port of Sevastopol, port and Sevastopol Naval Base, naval base throughout its history. Since the city's founding in 1783 it has been a major base for Russia's Black Sea Fleet, and it was previously a closed city during the Cold War. The total administrative area is and includes a significant amount of rural land. The urban population, largely concentrated around Sevastopol Bay, is 479,394, and the total population is 547,820. Sevastopol, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and under the Ukrainian legal framework, it is administratively one of two city with special status, cities with sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use. Along its core, the Indian Ocean has some large marginal or regional seas such as the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Andaman Sea. Etymology The Indian Ocean has been known by its present name since at least 1515 when the Latin form ''Oceanus Orientalis Indicus'' ("Indian Eastern Ocean") is attested, named after India, which projects into it. It was earlier known as the ''Eastern Ocean'', a term that was still in use during the mid-18th century (see map), as opposed to the ''Western Ocean'' ( Atlantic) before the Pacific was surmised. Conversely, Chinese explorers in the Indian Ocean during the 15th century called it the Western Oceans. In Anci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ilg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Ilg (1854–1916), Swiss engineer * Bernhard Ilg (born 1956), German politician * Dieter Ilg (born 1961), German musician * Frances Ilg (1902–1981), American pediatrician * Konrad Ilg (1877–1954), Swiss trade unionist and politician * Patriz Ilg Patriz Ilg (born 5 December 1957 in Aalen-Oberalfingen) is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany. Biography He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships and gold medals at the 1982 European Championships in Athens and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 was transferred to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Kamchatka. Thus December 14 became marked as the celebratory "Day" of the flotilla/NEGTF. Formed in 1945, the Kamchatka Flotilla of diverse forces was reorganized during the 1960s; on 15 October 1979 the Kamchatka Flotilla was formed (or reformed). In March 1998 the Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces was created from the Kamchatka Flotilla. It was based on the Kamchatka Peninsula and had responsibility for a coastal zone of the Pacific Ocean. On April 30, 1975, the flotilla was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. The Kamchatka Flotilla's forces in 1988 included the 173rd Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade (Ilicheva Bay, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka); 114th Coastal Defence Brigade; 182nd Submarine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Cruiser Kalinin
''Kalinin'' () was one of six s (officially known as Project 26) built for the Soviet Navy in the Russian Far East from components shipped from European Russia during World War II. The ship was one of the last pair constructed, known as the Project 26bis2 subclass. Completed at the end of 1942 and assigned to the Pacific Fleet, she saw no action during the Soviet–Japanese War in 1945 and served into the Cold War. Sometimes serving as a flagship, her post-war career was uneventful until she was disarmed and converted into a floating barracks in 1960. She was scrapped in the early 1960s. Description The design of the ''Kirov''s was derived from the Italian light cruisers, modified to suit their more powerful armament. The two Project 26bis2 ships were slightly larger than the earlier Project 26 and 26bis ships and were fitted with a different anti-aircraft armament. ''Kalinin'' was long at the waterline, and long overall. She had a beam of and had a draught between . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Higher Naval School
The Makarov Pacific Higher Naval School () is one of the Russian Navy's two higher educational institutions under the Ministry of Defense of Russia, with this school being located in Vladivostok in Eastern Russia, the only naval educational institution in this region. It serves as an naval officer commissioning school for officers in the Pacific Fleet. It is named after the accomplished Russian oceanographer and commander of the Imperial Russian Navy, Vice-Admiral Stepan Makarov. History It was first established as the Third Naval School on 8 November 1937 on the basis of a resolution Council of People's Commissars of the USSR on the formation of a naval school in the Far East. The school year began in January 1938, with first cadets being freshmen from the Frunze Naval School in Leningrad. It was renamed to the Pacific Naval School (TOVMU) in May 1939, and in 1940, the school was given the status of a university. On 21 April 1954, it received its current honorific name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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