Vladimir Vasilyevich Smirnov (1856—?) - Russian naval officer, captain of the 1st rank, participant in the Tsushima battle .
| Vladimir Vasilievich Smirnov | |
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| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
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Biography
The son of a court adviser to the Tambov province.
- September 11, 1874 - Pupil of the Marine Corps.
- October 8, 1876 - Midshipman .
- October 8, 1878 - Midshipman .
- September 12, 1880 - Commander of the rider clipper crew.
- December 5, 1880 - Weapon manager with a carriage.
- September 4, 1881 - Adjutant with a carriage.
- July 25, 1882 - In the Pacific voyage on the Skobelev corvette (commander of the 5th company).
- January 1, 1884 - Lieutenant .
- September 12, 1886 - September 15, 1888 - As part of the artillery training team.
- November 4, 1888 - Commander of the 10th company of the St. Petersburg port.
- A student of a mine officer class.
- As part of the training and artillery detachment.
- September 10, 1890 - Senior artillery officer of the cruiser " Africa ".
- March 12, 1892–1893 - Senior artillery officer of the gunboat Mina.
- Teacher.
- April 19, 1894 - Commander of the ship Neva.
- May 14, 1896 - Captain of the 2nd rank .
- December 16, 1896–1898 - Senior officer of the “Thundering” seaman gunboat.
- March 23, 1898 - Commander of the gunboat Burun.
- 1898-1899 - The commander of the destroyer " Falcon ".
- 1899-1900 - Commander of the ship Neva
- 1901-1902 - Commander of the seamen gunboat “Thundering”.
- 1903-1904 - Head of destroyers and their crews.
- December 6, 1904 - Captain 1st rank .
- December 13, 1904 - commands the squadron battleship " Emperor Nicholas I ".
- May 14-15, 1905 - Participated in the Tsushima battle , received a shrapnel wound to the head, but did not drop out of action. He was one of the initiators of the surrender. Upon his return to Russia, he was put on trial, sentenced to death, commuted to 10 years of imprisonment in the Peter and Paul Fortress.
- 1909 - released from prison.
Differences
- Order of St. Anne III degree (1894)
- Silver medal in memory of the reign of Emperor Alexander the Third (1896)
- Silver medal commemorating the Holy Coronation of Their Imperial Majesties (1898)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (6/12/1899)
- Montenegrin Order of Prince Danil 3rd degree (1899)
- Persian Order of Leo and the Sun (1900)
- Bronze medal commemorating the military events in China of 1900-1901 (1902)
- Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd degree (1902)