Mikhail Sablin
| Mikhail Pavolvich Sablin | |
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Admiral Sablin in 1917-18
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| Born |
June 18, 1869 Sevastopol, Russian Empire |
| Died | October 17, 1920 (aged 51) Yalta, Crimea |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire Ukrainian People's Republic White Movement
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Russian Navy Ukrainian People's Republic Navy Black Sea Fleet (White Movement) |
| Years of service | 1890–1920 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Rostislav Black Sea Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
| Awards | Order of St. George 4th Class |
Mikhail Pavlovich Sablin (Russian: Михаил Павлович Саблин, Ukrainian: Миха́йло Па́влович Са́блін) (June 17, 1869 - October 17, 1920), was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, the first independent Ukrainian Navy and a member of the White Russian Movement.
Sablin was born into a naval family in Sevastopol, his father was Vice Admiral Pavel Sablin and his brother Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin was also a naval officer.
Sablin graduated from the Sea Cadet Corps in Petrograd during 1890 and was assigned to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. He was later posted to China where he participated in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion. During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, he was an officer on the Oslyabya, and survived the sinking of this ship during the Battle of Tsushima.
After repatriation to Russia after the end of the war, he again served with the Black Sea Fleet, commanding a destroyer and a gunboat before being given the command of the battleship Rostislav in 1912.
During World War I Sablin commanded the cruiser squadron of the Black Sea Fleet, and took part in numerous combat actions against the Imperial German Navy and Ottoman Navy, for which he was awarded the Order of Saint George for his valour. He was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet in 1917.
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