This list of

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

n admirals includes the admirals 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, 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 rega ...

, (1929-1996), Head of Nuclear Submarine Training Center, Chief of Navy Combat Training * Vladimir Antonovich Alafuzov, Admiral, Chief of the Main Navy Staff, Soviet Navy * Vladimir Nikolayevich Alekseyev, Admiral, First Deputy Chief of the Main Navy Staff *Nikolay Nikolayevich Amelko, Admiral, Commander of the Pacific Fleet * Fyodor Apraksin, 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-Swed ...

, 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 ...

* Sergey Iosifovich Avakyants, Admiral, Commander of the Pacific Fleet Bouboulina

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* Nikolai Efremovich Basistiy, Admiral, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet *

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 ultimatel ...

, Admiral, 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. T ...

, leader of another Russian

circumnavigation 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 ...

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 fleet commander and an explorer. Education and early career Lazarev was born in Vladimir, a scion of the ...

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 co ...

* 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, ...

and cybernetics * Vladimir Ivanovich Bogdashin, rear admiral, captain of the frigate ''Bezzavetnyy'' during the 1988 Black Sea bumping incident * Ivan Botsis, Admiral in charge of the galley 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 ...

* Laskarina Bouboulina, 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 ...

in 1821, and posthumously an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy.

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* Andrei Trofimovich Chabanenko, admiral, Commander of the

Northern Fleet Severnyy flot , image = Great emblem of the Northern Fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem , start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...

* Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin, Fleet admiral, Commander of the

Soviet Northern Fleet Severnyy flot , image = Great emblem of the Northern Fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem , 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 *

Vasiliy Chichagov Vasili Yakovlevich Chichagov (russian: Василий Яковлевич Чичагов; 28 February 1726 – 4 April 1809) was an admiral in the Russian Navy and an explorer. He was the father of Pavel Chichagov, a Russian admiral during th ...

, Admiral, 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 '' ...

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 Mon Repos or Monrepos (russian: Монреп� ...

, effectively bringing the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 to an end * Viktor Viktorovich Chirkov, Admiral, Commander of the Baltic Fleet (2009-2012), Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (2012-2016) *

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 Kuznetso ...

, Vice 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, ...

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. * Cornelius Cruys, Vice admiral, the first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet

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* Fyodor Dubasov, Admiral, placed Port Arthur and Dalny under Russian control *

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 t ...

, 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 , image = Great emblem of the Northern Fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem , start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...

1938–1940 *

Nikolai Dimitrievich Dabić Nikolai Dimitrievich Dabić (also spelled Dabitch or Dabich; Kherson, Imperial Russia, 23 April 1857 – Kherson, Imperial Russia, 1908) was a Russian vice-admiral, a highly accomplished commander of the Imperial Russian Navy, decorated numerous ti ...

. 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 Oskar Wilhelm Enqvist (russian: О́скар Адо́льфович Энквист, Oskar Adolfovich Enkvist; 28 October 1849 – 3 March 1912) was a Finnish-Swedish admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his role in the Russo-Japanese Wa ...

, Vice Admiral, Commander of the First Cruiser Division of the 2nd Pacific Squadron during the

* Arvid Adolf Etholén, 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 , image = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet , dates = May 13, ...

, deputy commander of the Navy * 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, Chief of the Main Navy Staff *

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 * Arseniy Grigoryevich Golovko, Admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet * 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 World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

, the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy during most of the Cold War and for almost 30 years (1956-1985) *

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, Estonia, Russian Empire) wa ...

, Admiral, won the Battle of Chesma 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 histo ...

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 w ...

during the Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) * 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 List of battles of the Russo-Japanese War, longes ...

, 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 rega ...

, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Northern Fleet * Feliks Nikolayevich Gromov, Fleet admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, previously commander of the Northern Fleet * Thomas Gordon, (1658 -1741) Admiral, - 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. Carl Ludwig Christinec 012

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* Ivan Stepanovich Isakov, Fleet admiral of the Soviet Union (one of only three), served during

, Chief of the Main Navy Staff, oceanographer * 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 ...

, 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 t ...

, died in action

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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

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* Igor Vladimirovich Kasatonov, Admiral, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy *

Vladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov Vladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov (russian: Владимир Афанасьевич Касатонов; 21 July 1910 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet military leader, fleet admiral, and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kasatonov finished the M.V. Frunz ...

, 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. I ...

* Mikhail Alexandrovich Kedrov, 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 a ...

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 p ...

as the

Russian Civil War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Russian Civil War , partof = the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of World War I , image = , caption = Clockwise from top left: {{flatlist, *Soldiers ...

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 * Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kolchak, Admiral, polar explorer, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, a leader of the White movement during the

Nikolay Kolomeytsev Nikolay Vasilyevich Kolomeitsev (russian: Николай Васильевич Коломейцев; born 1 September 1956) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 2nd State Duma, 2nd, 3rd State Duma, 3rd, 5th State Duma, 5th, 6th Sta ...

, Vice admiral, polar explorer, a hero of the

, later led White Russian naval forces in the Baltic during the

* Vladimir Konovalov, Rear admiral, distinguished submarine commander during

* Vladimir Alekseyevich Kornilov, Vice admiral, fought in the

, hero of the

, 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 ...

* Vladimir Ivanovich Korolev, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief Russian Navy, Commander of Northern Fleet *

Nikolay Krabbe Nikolay Karlovich Krabbe (russian: link=no, Николай Карлович Краббе) (September 19, 1814 – January 3, 1876) served as an admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy and as Minister of the Navy from 1860 to 1874. After graduating ...

, 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 t ...

, 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, (1902-1974), Fleet admiral of the Soviet Union (one of only three), the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy during

(1939-1946) *Alexander Ivanovich Kruz (1731-1799), Fleet Admiral Lazarev MP by Botman

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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, three times circumnavigator and discoverer of

, 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

, tutor of

Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (russian: Павел Степанович Нахимов, ; – ) was a Russian Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol ( ...

Kornilov Kornilov (russian: Корни́лов) and Kornilova (feminine; ) is a common Russian surname derived from the baptismal name Kornil ( la, Cornelius). Notable people with this surname include: * Aleksandr Kornilov (1862–1925), Russian histor ...

and Istomin * Viktor Nikolayevich Liina, Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Black Sea Fleet *Sergey Vladimrovich Lipilin,

, Deputy Commander Black Sea Fleet * Semyon Mikhailovich Lobov, Fleet admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet

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Thomas Mackenzie Sir Thomas Mackenzie (10 March 1853 – 14 February 1930) was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the 18th prime minister of New Zealand in 1912, and later served as New Zealand High Commissioner in ...

(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 *

,(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, s ...

attack (during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878), built the first torpedo boat tender and the first polar icebreaker, author of the insubmersibility theory, killed in the

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 ve ...

* Nikolai Mikhailovich Maksimov, Admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet, head of the Naval Academy * Pavel Maksutov, 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, Turkey, Sino ...

and the

Viktor Mardusin Viktor Nikolayevich Mardusin (russian: Виктор Николаевич Мардусин; born 18 March 1958) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of vice-admiral, and has most recently served as deputy commander of ...

, 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, Commander of the Baltic Fleet * Arkadiy Petrovich Mikhailovskiy, Admiral, Commander of Northern Fleet (1981-1984) * Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, 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 Pavel Nakhimov

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* Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov, Admiral, circumnavigated the world with

, fought in the

, annihilated the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Sinope, commander and hero at the

* Charles Henry of Nassau-Siegen, 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 (1788–17 ...

* 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, Commander Baltic Fleet

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Aleksey Grigoryevich Orlov Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (russian: Алексей Григорьевич Орлов; – ) was a Russian soldier and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. Orlov served in the Imperial Russian Arm ...

, Commander of the Russian fleet during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, victor of the Battle of Chesma * Filipp Sergeyevich Oktyabrskiy (Ivanov), Admiral, 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, Commander of the Baltic Fleet * Igor Vladimirovich Osipov, Admiral, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet

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* Yuriy Aleksandrovich Panteleyev, Admiral, Commander of the Pacific Fleet * Pavel Pereleshin, Rear admiral, hero of the

and the

* 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, Commander of the Northern Fleet * Andrey Popov, Admiral, hero of the

, led a Russian flotilla to support the Union 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 state ...

, designed the first true Russian battleship '' Pyotr Velikiy'' Lampi Portrait of DeRibas Hermitage 1796

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* Yuri Rall, 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 nation ...

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 Union, So ...

* Anatoliy Ivanovich Rassokho, Admiral, 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 ...

* José de Ribas, 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 administrat ...

, 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, 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 histor ...

(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 ...

(1854) during the

(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 ...

), General admiral and Naval Minister during the

* Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich (

), General admiral and statesman, oversaw the rapid transition of the Russian Navy to

ironclad warship 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 ...

s * Zinoviy Petrovich Rozhestvenskiy, Vice Admiral, commander of the 2nd Pacific Squadron during the

, wounded in the

*Andrey Vladimirovich Ryabukhin,

, Deputy Commander of Pacific Fleet Petr Rikord

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* Naum Akimovich Senyavin, Vice admiral, won the Battle of Osel during the

* Aleksey Naumovich Senyavin, re-established the Don Military Flotilla 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, ...

* 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 Fadi ...

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 and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1984). Smirnov was born in a peasant family and gradua ...

, 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 (1925-1981), Commander of the Pacific Fleet * Grigoriy Andreyevich Spiridov, Admiral, destroyed the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Chesma during the

* 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.

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* Aleksandr Arkadevich Tatarinov, Admiral, commanded the Russian Black Sea Fleet, 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 Jean Baptiste Prevost de Sansac, marquis de Traversay (24 July 1754 – 19 May 1831) was a naval officer of French creole origins who distinguished himself in the ranks of Royal French Navy during the American Revolutionary War. In 1791, fleeing ...

, Admiral, commanded the Russian Black Sea Fleet and Russian Baltic Fleet, organised early Russian circumnavigations * Vladimir Filippovich Tributs, Admiral, commander of the Soviet Baltic Fleet during the

, led the

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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 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 fro ...

, Tendra and

Cape Kaliakra Kaliakra ( bg, Калиакра; ro, Caliacra) is a cape in the Southern Dobruja region of the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, which ends with a long and narrow headland east of Kavarna, northeast of Varna and southwest of Mangalia. Th ...

during the

, single-handedly carved out the Greek

Septinsular Republic The Septinsular Republic ( el, Ἑπτάνησος Πολιτεία, Heptanēsos Politeia; it, Repubblica Settinsulare) was an oligarchic republic that existed from 1800 to 1807 under nominal Russian Empire, Russian and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman so ...

, 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 * Nikolai Ignatevich Vinogradov, admiral, submarine officer, commander of the Kamchatka Flotilla * Aleksandr Viktorovich Vitko, Admiral, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Russian Navy * Andrei Olgertovich Volozhinsky, Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy CinC Russian Navy * Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy * Marko Ivanovich Vojnović, one of the founders of the Black Sea Fleet.

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*Nikolay Yuryevich Yakubovskiy,

, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Caspian Flotilla *

Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakushev Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakushev (russian: Владимир Анатольевич Якушев; born 22 April 1970) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of rear-admiral, and is commander of the of the Pacific Fleet. ...

, Rear Admiral, Commander of the Primorsky Flotilla * Nikolai Pavlovich Yegipko, Vice admiral,

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

* Georgiy Mikhailovich Yegorov, Fleet admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet * Vladimir Grigoryevich Yegorov, Admiral, Commander Russian Baltic Fleet * Nikolay Anatolyevich Yevmenov, Admiral, Commander of Northern Fleet, Commander in Chief of the Navy * Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev, 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 The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...

for the USSR during the

Soviet–Japanese War The Soviet–Japanese War (russian: Советско-японская война; ja, ソ連対日参戦, soren tai nichi sansen, Soviet Union entry into war against Japan), known in Mongolia as the Liberation War of 1945 (), was a military ...

, Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy in the late 1940s

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* Mikhail Nikolayevich Zakharov, admiral, political commissar * Vasiliy Stepanovich Zavoyko, fought in the

, twice circumnavigated the globe, explored the estuary of the

Amur River The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China ( Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is long ...

, repelled the superior British- French forces in the

siege of Petropavlovsk The siege of Petropavlovsk was a military operation in the Pacific theatre of the Crimean War. The Russian casualties are estimated at 115 soldiers and sailors killed and seriously wounded, whilst the British suffered 105 casualties and t ...

during the

* Matija Zmajević, Vice admiral, hero of the battles of Gangut and Grengam during the

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