Box, Maxim Petrovich

May 21, 1776 he entered the Naval Cadet Corps , which he graduated on May 1, 1778 with production in the rank of midshipman . In 1779, on the frigate "St. Eustathius ”as part of the squadron under the command of Rear Admiral S. P. Khmetevsky made the transition to the North Cap and back. In the company of 1781 he served on the Paros firebreaking frigate in the Kronstadt raid; January 1, 1781 was promoted to lieutenant , and May 1, 1788 - to the rank of captain-lieutenant .

At the beginning of the Russian-Swedish war, he commanded the Turukhtan hospital ship and the 32-gun frigate Hope for Well-being. Then he was an adjutant at first with Vice Admiral Y. F. Sukhotin, and after his death, with Vice Admiral A. V. Musin-Pushkin . For courage in battles, the Box was awarded a golden sword with the inscription "For courage . "

In 1791 he was appointed professor of maritime practice of the Naval Cadet Corps; December 15, 1796 was promoted to captain of the 2nd rank, and October 1, 1798 - to the rank of captain of the 1st rank . In 1797 he was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree. In the company of 1800, he commanded the 100-gun ship "St. Nicholas the Wonderworker ” and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem .

On February 10, 1804, Maxim Petrovich Korobka was promoted to the rank of captain-commander and appointed director of the Baltic Navigation School . In 1805, for the arrangement of the navigational school, he received the highest favor and was awarded a diamond ring. Then, on January 1, 1808, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and in 1808-1809 commanded a rowing flotilla.

In August 1812, M.P. Korobka was appointed head of the 2nd detachment of ships sent to England through the Danish Straits. The following year, he sailed off the French and Dutch shores, with the blockade of enemy ports and the interception of military and transport ships. At the end of 1813 he returned with ships, circling Norway , to Arkhangelsk . In 1815 he received the Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree; On July 1, 1817 he was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 1st degree with the subsequent award of diamond signs to him. After the war, he commanded the training fleet of the Baltic Fleet, then was the head of the 1st Naval Division and was promoted to vice admiral on August 30, 1824. Since 1826 - the chief commander of the Kronstadt port; In 1828 he was appointed a member of the Admiralty Council.

Maxim Petrovich Korobka was married to the daughter of the colonel, Martha Afanasevna Lobisevich. They had five children:

• Gregory (d. In infancy);
• Fedor (d. 1873); his son Alexander (1845-1906) - lieutenant general;
• Martha (d. 1881), married to A. A. Durasov ;
• Elizabeth, married to A.P. Avinov ;
• Anna, married to A.P. Lazarev .

• Order of St. Anne 1st Art. with diamonds, St. Vladimir of the 2nd art., St. George of the 4th class, golden sword “for courage”.

• Box, Maxim Petrovich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes / Under the supervision of the Chairman of the Imperial Russian Historical Society A. A. Polovtsev. - SPb. , 1903. - T. 9: Knappe - Küchelbecker. - S. 269.
• Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : Printing house of V. Demakov, 1890. - T. IV / The reign of Catherine II. K - S. - S. 133-135. - 712 s. - (Military Historical Library).

• Gorshman A.M. KOROBKO (BOX) Maxim Petrovich // "Dictionary of Russian generals, participants in the hostilities against the army of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812-1815."
• Volkov A. Admiralsh - mother-in-law of three admirals