Pavel Ukhtomsky
| Pavel Petrovich Ukhtomsky | |
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Pavel Petrovich Ukhtomsky
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| Born | June 10, 1848 |
| Died | 1910 |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Russian Navy
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| Years of service | 1873-1906 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War |
Pavel Petrovich Ukhtomsky (Russian: Па́вел Петро́вич Ухто́мский June 10, 1848 - 1910) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his action at the Battle of the Yellow Sea in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. His family traced their lineage to the Rurik Dynasty, and had been moderately prominent boyars in the Muscovite period. He was held in scant respect by his colleagues, who felt that his rank and position owed more to family connections than any competence or ability Lt. Commander Newton McCully, American Naval attaché in Port Arthur through much of the siege noted that Ukhtomsky "was not esteemed as particularly able, but was considered a Russian patriot, and had the credit with the fleet of having forced Admiral Vitgeft to make the sortie of June 23"
Ukhtomsky’s family traced their lineage to the Rurik Dynasty, and had been moderately prominent boyars in the Muscovite period.
Ukhtomsky graduated from the Sea Cadets in 1867 and the Maritime College in 1873, as a specialist in mine warfare. He was promoted to captain, 2nd rank in 1885 and to captain, 1st rank in 1894. From 1896, he was commander of the cruiser Vladimir Monomakh , followed by the battleship Petr Veliky in 1900. In 1901, Ukhtomsky was promoted to rear admiral and appointed chief-of-staff of Kronstadt.
At the start of the Russo-Japanese War, Ukhtomsky was at Port Arthur as deputy commander under Admiral Oskar Stark and was entrusted with a portion of the battleship squadron. Following Stark’s dismissal on 24 February 1904, he served as acting commander of the Port Arthur squadron for ten days until the arrival of Vice Admiral Stepan Makarov. He was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class with swords, for his participation in the defense of the Russian base against Japanese destroyer attacks.
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