Fyodor Ushakov

Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Ушаков, tr. Fëdor Fëdorovič Ušakov, IPA: [ʊʂɐˈkof]; 24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1745 – 14 October [O.S. 2 October] 1817) was a Russian naval commander and admiral. He is notable for winning every engagement he participated in as the admiral of the Russian fleet, and is regarded as one of the most capable naval commanders of Russia of all time.

"Admiral Ushakov" redirects here. For other uses, see Admiral Ushakov (disambiguation).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Fyodorovich and the family name is Ushakov.

Fyodor Ushakov
Portrait by Peter Bajanov, Central Naval Museum (1912)
Native name
Фёдор Фёдорович Ушаков
Nickname(s)Ushak Pasha
Born(1745-02-24)24 February 1745
Burnakovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died14 October 1817(1817-10-14) (aged 72)
Alekseevka, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Buried
Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov
Allegiance Russia
Service/branch Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service1766–1812
RankAdmiral
Commands heldBlack Sea Fleet
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War (1768–1774)
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)

War of the Second Coalition

  • Siege of Corfu
Awards
  • Order of Saint Vladimir 2nd Class (1790)
  • Order of Saint George 2nd Class (1790)
  • Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky (1792)
  • Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (1798)
  • Chelengk (1799)
  • Order of Saint Januarius (1799)
  • Golden Weapon (Septinsular Republic)
RelationsHouse of Ushakov
Saint

Feodor (Theodore) Ushakov
Russian icon of Saint Fyodor Ushakov
Holy Righteous Warrior
Venerated inEastern Orthodoxy
Canonized7 August 2001, Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia by Russian Orthodox Church
Major shrineSanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia
Feast2 October 23 July, 23 May
AttributesAdmiral attire
Telescope
Scroll
Medals
PatronageRussian Navy
Nuclear bombers
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.