Fyodor Dubasov
| Fyodor Dubasov | |
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Fyodor Dubasov, 1905-1906
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| Born | July 3, 1845 |
| Died | July 2, 1912 (aged 66) Saint Petersburg |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Russian Navy
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| Years of service | 1870-1905 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) |
| Awards |
Order of St. George Order of St. Alexander Nevsky |
Admiral Fyodor Vasilyevich Dubasov (Russian: Фёдор Васильевич Дубасов ) (July 3 (O.S. June 21), 1845 – July 2 (O.S. June 19), 1912, Saint Petersburg) was, Governor General of Moscow from November 24, 1905 to July 5, 1906.
Fyodor Dubasov was born into a noble family in Tver guberniya. His family had long been associated with the Imperial Russian Navy. One of his ancestors, Avtonom Dubasov had participated in the capture of a Swedish galley in 1709.
In 1870 Dubasov graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps in Petersburg; the equivalent of the modern Russian Naval Academy named after Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov. Fyodor Dubasov participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 as a minelayer commander with the Danube Military Flotilla. After the war, he commanded various vessels, including the cruiser Afrika from 1883-85. He commanded the cruiser Vladimir Monomakh in 1889. Dubasov accompanied the future Tsar Nicholas II on his Asian Voyage. In 1891 he commanded the battleship Petr Velikyy. Dubasov was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1893 and Vice-Admiral in 1889
In 1897-1899, Fyodor Dubasov was placed in charge of the Pacific Ocean Squadron. Under his leadership, the squadron took control over Port Arthur and Dalniy, after the Triple Intervention. In 1901-1905, Dubasov was appointed chairman of the Naval Technical Committee of the Russian Admiralty. In June 1905 he was elected a permanent member of the State Defense Council. In 1905 he was the Russian representative on the international committee investigating the Dogger Bank incident
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