Fyodor Ushakov
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]
"Admiral Ushakov" redirects here. For other uses, see Admiral Ushakov (disambiguation).
Fyodor Ushakov
Ushak Pasha
24 February 1745
Burnakovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
14 October 1817 (aged 72)
Alekseevka, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
1766–1812
Order of Saint Vladimir 2nd Class (1790)- Order of Saint George 2nd Class (1790)
- Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky (1792)
- Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (1798)
Chelengk (1799)
Order of Saint Januarius (1799)
Golden Weapon (Septinsular Republic)
7 August 2001, Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia by Russian Orthodox Church
2 October 23 July, 23 May
Admiral attire
Telescope
Scroll
Medals
Russian Navy
Nuclear bombers
Tactics[edit]
Distinguishing features of Ushakov's tactics were: use of unified marching and fighting orders; resolute closing to close quarters with the enemy forces without evolution of a fighting order; concentration of effort against enemy flagships; maintaining a reserve (Kaiser-flag squadrons); combination of aimed artillery fire and maneuvering; and chasing the enemy to its total destruction or capture.
Giving great value to sea and fire training of his staff, Ushakov was a supporter of generalissimo Suvorov's principles of training for sailors and officers. Ushakov's innovations were among the first successful developments of naval tactics, from its "line" to maneuvering concepts.
Canonization[edit]
On 7 August 2001 the Russian Orthodox Church glorified Ushakov as a Saint and declared him the patron of the Russian Navy. His relics are enshrined in Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia.
State Corporation Rostec implemented a project to bring Ushakov's relics from Mordovia to Russia.[8]
In 2005, in the Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov in Saransk (Mordovia), Patriarch Alexius II declared Saint Feodor (Theodore) Ushakov the patron saint of Russian nuclear-armed strategic bombers.
His feast days are 2 October (day of death), 23 July (glorification) and 23 May (saints of Yaroslavl and Rostov).[9]
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