This list of Russian admirals includes the admirals of all ranks , serving in the Russian Imperial Navy , the Soviet Navy and the modern Russian Navy .
See also the categories Category:Imperial Russian Navy admirals and Category:Soviet admirals .
Alphabetical list Apraksin A 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 , (1929-1996), Head of Nuclear Submarine Training Center, Chief of Navy Combat TrainingVladimir Antonovich Alafuzov , Admiral , Chief of the Main Navy Staff, Soviet NavyVladimir Nikolayevich Alekseyev , Admiral , First Deputy Chief of the Main Navy StaffNikolay Nikolayevich Amelko , Admiral , Commander of the Pacific FleetFyodor Apraksin , General admiral , won the Battle of Gangut during the Great Northern War , led the Imperial Russian Navy in the Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) Sergey Iosifovich Avakyants , Admiral , Commander of the Pacific FleetBouboulina B Nikolai Efremovich Basistiy , Admiral , Commander of the Black Sea Fleet Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen , Admiral , notable participant of the First Russian circumnavigation , leader of another Russian circumnavigation during which he and his second-in-command Mikhail Lazarev discovered the continent of Antarctica Aksel Ivanovich Berg , Admiral and scientist, major developer of radiolocation 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 Laskarina Bouboulina , Greek naval commander, heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, and posthumously an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy.[1] Chichagov C Andrei Trofimovich Chabanenko , admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin , Fleet admiral, Commander of the Soviet Northern Fleet , the last Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy , first and only Commander-in-Chief of the CIS NavyPavel Chichagov , admiral, in command of an army, blamed for Napoleon 's escape across the Berezina .Vasiliy Chichagov , Admiral , polar explorer, Pavel's father, won the battles of Öland , Reval and Vyborg Bay , effectively bringing the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 to an endViktor Viktorovich Chirkov , Admiral , Commander of the Baltic Fleet (2009-2012), Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (2012-2016)Grigoriy Pavlovich Chukhnin , Vice admiral , commander of the Black Sea Fleet during the 1905 Russian Revolution and battleship Potemkin mutiny until his assassination in 1906.Cornelius Cruys , Vice admiral , the first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet Deribas (de Ribas)D E F Greig G Lev Mikhailovich Galler , Admiral , Chief of the Main Navy StaffMikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn , General Admiral from 1756 to 1762Arseniy Grigoryevich Golovko , Admiral , Commander of the Northern FleetSergey 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 , the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy during most of the Cold War and for almost 30 years (1956-1985)Samuel Greig , Admiral, won the Battle of Chesma during the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774) and participated in the Battle of Hogland during the Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) Ivan Konstantinovich Grigorovich , Admiral, chief of Port Arthur 's port during the siege of Port Arthur , Russia's last Naval MinisterVladimir Vladimirovich Grishechkin , Rear Admiral , Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Northern FleetFeliks Nikolayevich Gromov , Fleet admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy , previously commander of the Northern FleetThomas 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.Heiden H I J John Paul Jones , 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, fought at Ochakov K Igor Vladimirovich Kasatonov , Admiral, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian NavyVladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov , Fleet Admiral, First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet NavyVladimir Lvovich Kasatonov , Vice-Admiral, head of the N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy Mikhail Alexandrovich Kedrov , Vice admiral, who led White Russian forces, including the evacuation of Wrangel's fleet from the Crimea as the Russian Civil War came to a closeYuri Mikhailovich Khaliullin , Rear Admiral, engineer and academic, head of the Lenin Higher Naval Engineering School [ru] and the Naval Engineering Institute [ru] Mikhail Nikolayevich Khronopulo , Admiral, commander of the Black Sea Fleet between 1985 and 1991Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kolchak , Admiral, polar explorer, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, a leader of the White movement during the Russian Civil War Nikolay Kolomeytsev , Vice admiral, polar explorer, a hero of the Russo-Japanese War , later led White Russian naval forces in the Baltic during the Russian Civil War Vladimir Konovalov , Rear admiral, distinguished submarine commander during World War II Vladimir Alekseyevich Kornilov , Vice admiral, fought in the Battle of Navarino , hero of the siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) , died in the Battle of Malakoff Vladimir Ivanovich Korolev , Admiral , Commander-in-Chief Russian Navy, Commander of Northern FleetNikolay Krabbe , Admiral and Naval Minister, co-founded the first Russian naval bases in Primorsky Krai , oversaw the development of naval artillery and ironclad shipsNikolai Mikhailovich Kulakov , Vice admiral, political branch, Hero of the Soviet UnionVladimir 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 World War II (1939-1946)Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770–1846), Admiral, led the first Russian circumnavigation with Yuri Lisyansky Alexander Ivanovich Kruz (1731-1799), Fleet AdmiralLazarev L Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev , Admiral , three times circumnavigator and discoverer of Antarctica , destroyed five enemy warships as a commander of Azov in the Battle of Navarino , tutor of Nakhimov , Kornilov and Istomin Viktor Nikolayevich Liina , Vice Admiral , Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Black Sea FleetSergey Vladimrovich Lipilin , Rear Admiral , Deputy Commander Black Sea FleetSemyon Mikhailovich Lobov , Fleet admiral, Commander of the Northern FleetM Thomas Mackenzie (Foma Kalinovich Mekenzi, Фома Калинович Мекензи, Russian admiral, 1710–1766), Rear admiral, entered Russian Navy in 1736 at Archangel . Father of Rear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie (the founder of Sebastopol)Thomas Mackenzie (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 Russian/Turkish War at Chesma 5–7 July 1770Konstantin 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 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 Russo-Japanese War when his ship struck a naval mine Nikolai Mikhailovich Maksimov , Admiral, Commander of the Northern Fleet, head of the Naval AcademyPavel Maksutov , Rear admiral, hero of the Battle of Sinop and the siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) Viktor Mardusin , Vice Admiral , Commander of the Baltic FleetNikolai Ilych Martynyuk (1934-2021), Vice Admiral , First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Pacific FleetVladimir 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 FleetArkadiy Petrovich Mikhailovskiy, Admiral, Commander of Northern Fleet (1981-1984) Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev , Vice admiral , commander of the Black Sea FleetMikhail Vasilyevich Motsak , Vice admiral, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of the Northern FleetIgor Timurbulatovich Mukhametshin , Vice Admiral , Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Baltic FleetNakhimov N Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov , Admiral, circumnavigated the world with Mikhail Lazarev , fought in the Battle of Navarino , annihilated the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Sinope , commander and hero at the siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) Charles Henry of Nassau-Siegen , Admiral, won several battles during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and was defeated in the Battle of Svensksund in the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) 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 FleetPavel Ivanovich Novitsky Vice Admiral, Commander of Pre-Dreadnaught Battleship 12 Apostles , Chief Commander of Sevastopol Port 1916. Executed by Bolsheviks 1917.O P Yuriy Aleksandrovich Panteleyev , Admiral , Commander of the Pacific FleetPavel Pereleshin , Rear admiral, hero of the Battle of Sinop and the siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) Aleksandr Igorevich Peshkov , rear admiral, Commander of Caspian FlotillaIgor Nikolayevich Petrov , rear admiral, political branchSergey Mikhailovich Pinchuk , Vice Admiral , Commander of Caspian FlotillaVasiliy Ivanovich Platonov , Admiral , Commander of the Northern FleetAndrey Popov , Admiral, hero of the Crimean War , led a Russian flotilla to support the Union during the American Civil War , designed the first true Russian battleship Pyotr Velikiy Ricord R Yuri Rall , Vice admiral, Second World War, Soviet evacuation of Tallinn , siege of Leningrad Anatoliy Ivanovich Rassokho , Admiral , Head of Defense Ministry Main Directorate of Navigation and Oceanography Mikhail Reyneke , Vice admiral, major 19th century hydrographer Pyotr Ricord , Admiral , Head of the Russian Navy squadrons blockaded the Dardanelles during the Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829), participated in the Civil conflict in Greece (1831–1833), and defended Kronstadt (1854) during the Crimean War (1853–1856)Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich (Romanov ), General admiral and Naval Minister during the Russo-Japanese War Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich (Romanov ), General admiral and statesman, oversaw the rapid transition of the Russian Navy to ironclad warships Zinoviy Petrovich Rozhestvenskiy , Vice Admiral, commander of the 2nd Pacific Squadron during the Russo-Japanese War , wounded in the Battle of Tsushima Andrey Vladimirovich Ryabukhin , Rear Admiral , Deputy Commander of Pacific FleetSenyavin S Naum Akimovich Senyavin , Vice admiral, won the Battle of Osel during the Great Northern War Aleksey Naumovich Senyavin , re-established the Don Military Flotilla and played a crucial role in Russia's gaining access to the Black Sea Dmitriy Nikolayevich Senyavin , Admiral, won the battles of the Dardanelles and Athos against Ottomans during the Napoleonic Wars Nikolay Dmitriyevich Sergeyev , Fleet admiral, Chief of the Main Navy Staff/First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet NavyPeter von Sivers (1674-1740) chaired the Russian Admiralty Board in 1728-32.Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov , Fleet admiral, Commander of the Pacific FleetViktor Nikolayevich Sokolov , Admiral , commander of the Black Sea FleetEmil Nikolayevich Spiridonov (1925-1981), Commander of the Pacific FleetGrigoriy Andreyevich Spiridov , Admiral, destroyed the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Chesma during the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774) Georgy Andreyevich Stepanov , vice admiral, commander during the Second World WarIvan 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 Ushakov U Voinovich (Vojnović)V Valery Vladimirovich Varfolomeyev , rear admiral, submarine officer, commander of the 11th Submarine DivisionViktor Konstantinovich Vasilyev , rear admiral, academic of the Naval Academy Nikolai Ignatevich Vinogradov , admiral, submarine officer, commander of the Kamchatka Flotilla Aleksandr Viktorovich Vitko , Admiral , Deputy Commander-in-Chief Russian NavyAndrei Olgertovich Volozhinsky , Vice Admiral , Chief of Staff/1st Deputy CinC Russian NavyVladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky , Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Marko Ivanovich Voinovich (Vojnović in Serbian ), one of the founders of the Black Sea Fleet , winner of the Battle of Fidonisi .Y Nikolay Yuryevich Yakubovskiy , Rear Admiral , Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of Caspian FlotillaVladimir Anatolyevich Yakushev , Rear Admiral, Commander of the Primorsky FlotillaNikolai Pavlovich Yegipko , Vice admiral, Hero of the Soviet Union Georgiy Mikhailovich Yegorov , Fleet admiral, Commander of the Northern FleetVladimir Grigoryevich Yegorov , Admiral, Commander Russian Baltic FleetOleg Aleksandrovich Yerofeyev , Admiral, Commander of Northern FleetNikolay Anatolyevich Yevmenov , Admiral , Commander of Northern Fleet, Commander in Chief of the NavyIvan Stepanovich Yumashev , Admiral, reclaimed Southern Sakhalin and Kuril Islands for the USSR during the Soviet–Japanese War , Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy in the late 1940sZavoyko Z See also References ^ Fauré, Christine, ed. (2003). Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women. Routledge. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-135-45690-0 . A few days after her death, a Russian delegation arrived on Spetses to present her with the title of admiral of the Russian fleet.