Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky | |
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| Birth name | Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky |
| Nickname(s) | Mad Dog [1] |
| Born | November 11, 1848 |
| Died | January 14, 1909 (aged 60) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1868–1906 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Baltic Fleet |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir |
Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky[2] (Russian: Зиновий Петрович Рожественский, tr. Zinoviy Petrovich Rozhestvenskiy; November 11 [O.S. October 30] 1848 – January 14, 1909) was a Russian admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He was in command of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Battle of Tsushima, during the Russo-Japanese War.
Under Admiral Rozhestvensky's command, the Russian navy accomplished a feat of steaming an all-steel, coal-powered battleship fleet over 18,000 miles (29,000 km) one way to engage an enemy in decisive battle (the Battle of Tsushima, which ended in a disastrous defeat of the Russian force.) The Knyaz Suvorov, one of four brand-new battleships of the French-designed Borodino class, was his flagship for the voyage to the Pacific.
- ^ Pleshakov, photo caption, page not numbered
- ^ Рожественский. Several other transliterations are also known in English texts.