Fyodor Ushakov

Fyodor Ushakov
Portrait by Peter Bajanov, Central Naval Museum (1912)
Native name
Фёдор Фёдорович Ушаков
Nickname(s)Ushak Pasha
Born(1745-02-24)24 February 1745
Burnakovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died14 October 1817(1817-10-14) (aged 72)
Alekseevka, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Buried
Allegiance Russia
Service / branch Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service1766–1812
RankAdmiral
CommandsBlack Sea Fleet
Battles / wars
Awards
RelationsHouse of Ushakov

Feodor (Theodore) Ushakov
Russian icon of Saint Fyodor Ushakov
Holy Righteous Warrior
Venerated inEastern Orthodoxy
Canonized7 August 2001, Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia by Russian Orthodox Church
Major shrineSanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia
Feast2 October 23 July, 23 May
AttributesAdmiral attire
Telescope
Scroll
Medals
PatronageRussian Navy
Nuclear bombers
Monument to Admiral Fyodor Ushakov for the battle of Cape Kaliakra, Kaliakra, Kavarna

Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Ушаков, romanized: Fëdor Fëdorovič Ušakov, IPA: [ʊʂɐˈkof]; 24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1745 – 14 October [O.S. 2 October] 1817) was a Russian naval commander and admiral. He won every engagement he participated in as the admiral of the Russian fleet, and is regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history, and one of the most capable naval commanders of Russia of all time.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Сто великих полководцев – История.РФ" [A hundred great military commanders]. 100.histrf.ru. Russian Military Historical Society. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ Скрицкий, Н. В. (2016). 100 великих адмиралов [100 Great Admirals] (in Russian). Вече. pp. 134–137. ISBN 978-5-4444-8659-7.
  3. ^ Egorov, Boris (19 August 2020). "5 GREAT Russian naval commanders". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.