According to the duties of the sailing fleet, the vice admiral commanded a reserve, which was located behind the main forces. Deputy Senior Officer. Peter I introduced a unified scale of military ranks, which is called the "Table of Ranks of 1722." In times when epaulets were not worn, military ranks were indicated on the sleeves with stripes and monograms. Vice Admiral - naval rank. Similar to the military rank of lieutenant general. On shoulder straps - two large stars with anchors.
Famous Vice Admirals of Russia
Pavel Nakhimov - naval commander, 1802-1855, participant in numerous battles. Researcher, strategist, in 1852 - vice admiral. The officer commanded the Black Sea squadron during the Crimean War. Here the talent of the commander was manifested. The blockade of the main forces of the Turkish fleet in Sinop Bay ended in battle, the enemy armada was destroyed. Nakhimov was awarded the highest awards. The admiral stood at the head of the defense of Sevastopol with the transfer of hostilities to land in the Crimea, died in 1855.
Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov is a heroic Russian strategist. Years of life - 1745-1817. Admiral brought glory to the Black Sea Fleet. The officer went headlong into creative activity, participated in the fortification works of the base in Sevastopol, and built ships in Kherson. The commander of the ship "St. Paul". The Russian-Turkish battle raised Ushakov to the top of fame far beyond the borders of his homeland.
Stepan Osipovich Makarov, 1849-1904 Military leader, scientist, innovator. He introduced advanced thinking into naval science. The admiral helped talented officers in the formation and promotion. He was honest and incorruptible, objectionable officials and careerists. With the outbreak of war in Port Arthur, he achieved direction there. The request was granted, and Makarov became the head of the Pacific Fleet. Vice Admiral arrived at the duty station, and life in the crews resumed. Makarov died in battle, the ship ran into a mine, detonated its own ammunition. There was no chance.
The difference is only in the destination.
The military ranks of the Navy and the army differ in sound, but the meaning is the same: the rank and file, sergeant, foreman, junior officers, senior and senior command personnel. Elements of clothing, insignia - not to be confused. The army brings together the types of armed forces of one country, and there is nothing to divide. The goal is clear - to protect the Fatherland from encroachment from the outside. In the annals of our Fatherland there are many heroes who laid their heads in battles. And the ranks of the Russian Navy do not play a big role here - both ordinary soldiers and high ranks perished. Patriots whose fate you will not envy. Military sailor, vice admiral, who during his lifetime showed an example of serving the Fatherland, courage in the fight against enemies; at the last moment did not flinch, did not break the oath and died.
Brilliant start
Adrian Ivanovich Nepenin was born in 1871. The young man graduated from a specialized educational institution in 1892. The midshipman of the Russian Navy took a direction to the Black Sea to the coastal military unit to replenish naval teams, then to the Baltic. In 1897 he was assigned even further - to the Siberian Navy crew on the gunboat Manchur, suppressed the Boxer uprising in China, stormed the fortress. For courage and heroism awarded three orders and medals. In 1903, the gunboat Manchur stayed in a voyage that lasted five months, guarded the fisheries of the northern seas.
The ship was anchored in Shanghai's Chinese harbor, with the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the ship was disarmed by the Japanese. Together with several like-minded officers, the officer reached Port Arthur, did not hesitate and plunged into the whirlpool of battles against the fleet of the divine Mikado. During a torpedo attack, the Japanese blocked the flagship battleship Sevastopol with the commander of the squadron.
Naval commander
For feats awarded the honors that officers honor: the Order of Saints Vladimir and George the fourth degree. The war was lost, he did not sign an obligation to further non-participation in the war against Japan, he spent one year in captivity.
In 1906, the officer returned to the Baltic, continued to perform military duty, held leadership positions in crews and disposed of ships. Commander of the destroyer division of the Russian Navy.
The chief of communications of the fleet, early became captain of the first rank. In this field, he made a decisive contribution to the formation of communications and tracking at sea, special equipment of ships and coastal units with electronic intelligence equipment, is at the origins of the formation of naval aviation. Adrian Ivanovich in 1916 was noted for his decisive contribution to defense capability, and was awarded the rank of vice admiral. A. Nepenin, commander of the Baltic Fleet, led the operational association, formation and control of combat training.
The genius of encryption
As you can see, Nepenin had various ranks of the Russian Navy. And, of course, they got him a great deal of work. Vice Admiral has built an intelligence network with a simple name - "Communication and Surveillance Service." The structure included an air force, a prototype of future naval aviation. For intelligence, this is the high point at the start of the war. The German cruiser ran aground, the crew was captured. No one expected that it was so easy to capture strategic secret cryptographic books. To decrypt the codes, they created a special team that was hidden. A top-secret environment was respected. It was possible to unravel other people's thoughts and plans of the enemy. This is the victory of the Russian counterintelligence.
The beginning of the seventeenth year was marked by serious unrest in the sailor environment. Bolshevik agitators conducted anti-government propaganda among the masses. The command, instead of harshly suppressing this lawlessness, continued to vilify the king who had denied. Inaction led to disaster. March 4, 1917, at the next spontaneous speeches of the lower ranks, which was planned by the Bolsheviks in Helsingfors, the commander of the Baltic Fleet A. I. Nepenin was arrested. Drunken sailors killed the Vice Admiral for disagreeing with the surrender of the case without an order from the Provisional Government.
Officers were killed in Sveaborg and Helsingfors, and there were reasons for this. Vice Admiral, when they reported the situation that there was disobedience on the two battleships, he did not take any measures. At that time, there was a chance to crush the riots. The naval commander declared that he would not shed Russian blood. And he himself became a victim of the rebels.