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Feodor Ushakov

Fyodor Ushakov
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Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov
Born (1745-02-24)24 February 1745
Burnakovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian Empire
Died 14 October 1817(1817-10-14) (aged 72)
Alekseevka (), Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Allegiance  Russian Empire
Service/branch  Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service 1766–1812
Rank Admiral
Commands held Black Sea Fleet
Battles/wars

Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)
Russo-Turkish War (1787–92)

War of the Second Coalition

Awards

Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)
Russo-Turkish War (1787–92)

War of the Second Coalition

Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Ушако́в; 24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1745 – 14 October [O.S. 2 October] 1817) was the most illustrious Russian naval commander and admiral of the 18th century.

Ushakov was born in the village of Burnakovo in the Yaroslavl gubernia, to a modest family of the minor nobility. On 15 February 1761, he signed up for the Russian Navy in Saint Petersburg. After training, he served on a galley in the Baltic Fleet. In 1768 he was transferred to the Don Flotilla (Azov Sea Navy) in Taganrog, and served in the Russo-Turkish War (1768–74). He commanded Catherine II's own yacht, and later defended Russian merchant ships in the Mediterranean from British Royal Navy attacks.

After the Russian Empire annexed Crimea in 1783, Ushakov personally supervised the construction of a naval base in Sevastopol and the building of docks in Kherson. During the Russo-Turkish War (1787–92), he brilliantly defeated the Turks at Fidonisi (1788), Kerch Strait (1790), Tendra (1790), and Cape Kaliakra (1791). In these battles, he demonstrated the excellence of his innovative doctrines in the art of naval fighting.


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