Vasily Kanin | |
|---|---|
| Васи́лий Ка́нин | |
 Rear Admiral Kanin c. 1913–15 | |
| Commander of the Imperial Baltic Fleet | |
| In office 20 May 1915 – 6 September 1916 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas II |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Ottovich von Essen |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Nepenin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1862 Baku, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 17, 1927 (aged 64) Marseilles, France |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1882–1917 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Battles/wars | |
Vasily Alexandrovich Kanin (Russian: Васи́лий Алекса́ндрович Ка́нин; 23 December 1862 – 17 June 1927) was a Russian admiral and member of the State Council of the Russian Empire. He commanded the Baltic Fleet during World War I (1915–16), served on the Admiralty Board (1917), and commanded the Black Sea Fleet of the Armed Forces of South Russia during the Russian Civil War (1918–19).