Stepan Makarov
| Stepan Osipovich Makarov | |
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Admiral Stepan Makarov
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| Born |
8 January 1849 Nikolaev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 13 April 1904 (aged 55) near Port Arthur, China |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Russian Navy
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| Years of service | 1863–1904 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Russian Pacific Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Russo-Japanese War |
| Awards | Order of St. George |
Stepan Osipovich Makarov (Russian: Степа́н О́сипович Мака́ров; 8 January 1849 [O.S. 27 December] – 13 April [O.S. 31 March] 1904) was a Russian vice-admiral, a highly accomplished and decorated commander of the Imperial Russian Navy, an oceanographer, awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. Makarov also designed a small number of ships. The town of Shiritoru on Sakhalin island, was renamed Makarov in 1946 in his honor.
Stepan Makarov was born in Nikolaev (now Mykolayiv, Ukraine) in a family of a fleet praporshchik (прапорщик по Адмиралтейству, an auxiliary officer). His family moved to Nikolayevsk na Amure in 1858 and Makarov attended school there. In 1863, he joined the Imperial Russian Navy where he served as a cadet aboard a clipper of the Russian Pacific Fleet. In 1866 he took part in the voyage of the corvette Askold from Vladivostok to Kronstadt via the Cape of Good Hope. Makarov served with the Baltic Fleet between 1867 and 1876 serving as flag captain under Admiral Andrei Popov. He transferred to the Black Sea Fleet in 1876.
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