Zakharenko, Mikhail G. (1947). Deputy Chief of Navy of Russia from July 2001, the admiral, born in 1947 in the Krasnodar region, graduated from Faculty of navigational Pacific Higher Naval School, Naval Academy and the General Staff Academy, he served on nuclear missile submarine cruisers strategic, since December 1996 has held the post of Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet in July 1997 – July 2001 – Commander of the Pacific Fleet.
Chichagov Vasily Yakovlevich (1726 – 1809) – Admiral. After completing his studies in England, Chichagov entered naval service in 1742, appointed in 1764 assistant to the chief commander of the port of Archangel, he twice (1765 and 1766) traveled with three ships from Coke in the "secret expedition" to find "the sea passage Northern Ocean in Kamchatka, but because of the ice could be achieved only 80e21 'North. wide. Subsequently, was the chief commander of the port of Arkhangelsk, Revel and Kronstadt. Upon the death of Admiral Greig, Catherine II requested Chichagovs main command of the fleet in the war with Sweden (1789 – 1790), and he scored three brilliant victory over a stronger enemy fleet – near the island Öland, in the raid, and Revel, near Vyborg, captured many ships, frigates and other vessels, more than 5000 soldiers and 200 officers, with Rear Admiral headed. This forced by Gustav III to an early conclusion of peace.
Dybenko Paul E. Paul E. (16 (28) .02.1889 – 07.29.1938), Soviet military leader, Commander of rank 2 (1935).
A member of the Communist Party since 1912. Born in with. Lyudka Chernigov province to a peasant family.
In the revolutionary movement since 1907.
Makarov, Stepan Osipovich (1848) – Rear Admiral in 1865 at the naval service, in 1872 – 1876., Was under Admiral Popov, was busy device unsinkable devices on our armored ships. In the Turkish war in 1877 distinguished himself in command of the ship "Grand Duke Constantine. In 1881 he made a study of flows Bosphorus. The results of these studies, M. printed in the book "On the exchange of waters of the Black and Mediterranean Seas" (1883). In another essay "The Knight and the Pacific" (1893) M. presented the results of studies of temperature and specific gravity of seawater in the North Pacific Ocean, produced M. during the world tour (1886 – 1889) on the corvette "Vityaz". From 1891 to 1894 AM was the chief inspector of naval artillery, and in 1895 commanded the Pacific fleet during the Sino-Japanese disputes.
Valle, Ivan Petrovich (d. 1811) – one of the leading figures in the household of ports and shipbuilding Catherine's fleet. During the Swedish War of 1788-1791 years. B. was the right hand the quartermaster-general of the fleet of Admiral Pushchino. Campaign in 1788 indicated the obsolescence of combat experience and a small combat suitability of our vessels archipelago fleet, compared with the new types have emerged in the Swedish navy. Consequently, in July 1789 on the theater of war was sent as a chief quartermaster B., who was charged with "just learn from experience, convenient or inconvenient the various courts in actions against the enemy, and for reasons that – building and equipping them to continue to make your arrangements. B. immediately went to the squadron rocky ship Prince of Nassau-Siegen. At this time, due to disagreements that arose between the Prince of Nassau and adm. Cruz, a detachment of the latter was transferred to the command of B. Having almost on the eve of the battle a detachment of the Rochensalmskogo Cruz, B., in spite of the long stay out of order, expressed his superior military capabilities. He is the Prince of Nassau was greatly obliged to victory at Rochensalme. After handing over command of the squadron soon, B. returned to his duties as chief quartermaster. Other services had been spent on the beach in the post quartermaster-general (1796), a member of the Admiralty College and Chief of Naval Architecture School (1802). He died in 1811 BS (Marine list, Bk. II; Golovachev, war with Sweden 1788-91 years.).
Matthew Perry Kolbrayt (10/04/1794 – 03/04/1858) - Naval figure U.S. commodore (1841).
Participated in the U.S. war with Great Britain (1812-14) and Mexico (1846-48).
In 1852 he was sent at the head of the squadron to Japan to make its government, a policy of isolation from the outside world, establish trade and diplomatic relations with the United States.
Forced the Japanese government, under threat of hostilities agreement signed in 1854, opened for American ships and ports of Hakodate and Shimoda initiating the indenture U.S. and the European powers and Japan.
Perry was the author of extensive plans for U.S. expansion in the Far East, made several attempts to capture the Bonin Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan.
Lit.: Petrov DV, colonial expansion of the United States in Japan in the middle. XIX century., Moscow, 1955; Griffis W. e., Matthew Calbraith Perry, a typical American naval officer, Boston, 1887.
Shaganov (died 11/08/1843) – hero of the Caucasian War, Major Tiflis Infantry Regiment, who died in Gergebile, in the capture of this fortress Shamil. Gergebilsky fortification was built by Lieutenant General Mills, consisted of two forts and defended by 2? rotami Tiflis Infantry Regiment (about 350) with five guns under the command of Major Shaganova. In 1843, 28 October, on the orders of Shamil large crowd of mountaineers took lying near the building Gergebil village, and the next day among the five thousand people a few times violently assaulted two of the fort, but were repulsed with heavy losses. After that, the castle himself arrived Shamil, and under his leadership storms have resumed, but always ended with the same result as the first, despite the terrible toll that carried the besieged. Last November 2 was barely over 200 men under arms.
Vladimir Filipovich Tributs (15 (28) .07.1900), Soviet military commander, Admiral (1943), Doctor of Historical Sciences (1972).
Member of the CPSU since 1928. In the navy in February 1918. Participated in the Civil War 1918 – 1920 in the Astrakhan and the Volga-Caspian flotilla and naval forces of the Caspian Sea.
He graduated from the Naval School. Frunze (1926) and the Naval Academy (1932). In 1926 – 1929 and 1932 – 1936 he served on warships of the Baltic Fleet.
In February 1938 – April 1939 Chief of Staff, the Baltic Fleet. From April 1939 to 1947 commanded the Baltic Fleet, successfully guiding its actions during World War II 1941 – 1945 sea lanes in the defense of Tallinn, Moonzund of Islands, Hanko, Leningrad, breaking the blockade of Leningrad and the liberation of the Baltic states.
Levashov, Vasily Yakovlevich (in 1667 – 4/7/1751) – The commander in chief, was born in 1667, died April 7, 1751 joined the army private in 1696, he participated in the suppression of the Moscow Uprising and in the Azov campaign.
In 1700 he was appointed lieutenant in the newly-formed regular army, took part in the affairs of Narva, Shlisselburg Rigoyu, Poltava, was then on Admiral Apraksine on the shores of Sweden with a special squad to destroy a flotilla of commercial ships. Repeatedly perform specific special assignments sovereign, which he provided a great location and trust. In the rank of brigadier Levashov participated in the Persian campaign, then was left to the head in the adjoint of Persia area. Soon he was surrounded in Rasht with a detachment of Russian troops horde Persians, including up to 20 tons attendees., But successfully defended and forced the Persians to lift the siege.
In 1727 Levashov received the rank of lieutenant-general, the Order of St.. Alexander Nevsky and 750 serfs. He ruled attached to areas of Persia in 1734, managed to reestablish order there and at the same time Russia has sent in very large amounts collected chiefly due to his careful and precise and at the same time he had even repeatedly repel attacks by Persians and Turks, that He always successfully.
Awarded the rank of commander in chief, he was in 1734, when peace returned to Russia with the troops, the former under his command.
Green Nikander Ilyich (02/07/1829 – 20/12/1888) – Major General, a member of the academic department of Marine Technical Committee, a former editor of Marine Digest, was born on February 7, 1829, was educated in the Marine Corps, which he entered in 1840, and was made a midshipman in 1846, then finished the course in the officer class and received the rank of lieutenant, Z. engaged in teaching marine science at the Naval College and at the same time scholarly work.
In addition to his academic work, he at the outset worked with a Russian translation on annual basis with the Nautical Almanac astronomical tables required for shipping. In 1859 he was appointed governor of the Office of the chief commander of the port of Archangel, and the next year – the head of the drainage port of Nikolaev. As previously active assistant of his brother Ivan Ilyich editing "Marine Digest, he made himself v1866, the editor of this magazine. Produced in 1871, a captain of rank 1, Z. in 1876, appointed member of the Academic Branch of the Naval Technical Committee, and in 1885 made a major general and lets the editors of the "Digest" his aide, Captain B. A. Kupreyanovu.
For 20 years, the publication of marine scientific journal SZ lot of trouble over it. In it, he published the following articles: "The boat-sailing vessels with screw engine," "Letters from Nice to ship Olaf", "Navigation on the great circle" and "Analysis of some maps of the atlas of the Black Sea (" Sea. Sat "1851, 57, 58 and 61 years.). Z. same excellent index of articles published the "Digest", which is the best direction for each deal with maritime issues.
He died Dec. 20, 1888 "General Marine list, Part X, p. 183-185. – "Kronstadt Herald" 1888, № 152. – "New Time" in 1888, № № 4608, 4609. – "Historical Journal" 1889, Duke. 3, p. 778. – Languages, "Review of the life and works of the deceased Russian.