Nikolai Vinogradov | |
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| Birth name | Nikolai Ignatevich Vinogradov |
| Born | 26 December [O.S. 13 December] 1905 Surikha, Sharyinsky District, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 April 1979 (aged 78) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service |  Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1925–1968 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of Lenin - twice Order of Ushakov First Class Order of the Red Banner - five times Order of the Red Star |
Nikolai Ignatevich Vinogradov (Russian: Никола́й Игна́тьевич Виногра́дов) (26 December [O.S. 13 December] 1905 – 27 April 1979) was an officer of the Soviet Navy who rose to the rank of admiral.
Born in 1905, Vinogradov joined the navy in 1925 and graduated from various naval courses to serve in staff and seagoing positions. Specialising in submarine warfare, he commanded several submarines, before taking command of a submarine brigade during the Soviet-Finnish War. By the German invasion of Russia in 1941, Vinogradov was in command of the submarine forces of the Northern Fleet. Soviet submarines scored a number of success during the war, reflecting on Vinogradov's organisational skills, and various staff appointments and promotions followed. He commanded the Kamchatka Flotilla with later postings including Chief of the Directorate of the Navy for Personnel and Naval Educational Institutions, Chief of Weapons and Shipbuilding of the Navy and Assistant Chief of the General Staff for the and Navy before his retirement in 1968.
Vinogradov died in 1979, with his memoirs posthumously published in 1989. His awards included two Orders of Lenin, five Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Ushakov First Class and the Order of the Red Star. Among the tributes he received after his death was the naming of the Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Vinogradov.