Alexander A. Kolokoltsov ( September 18, 1833 - October 1, 1904 ) - lieutenant general with a fortune in the Admiralty (January 1, 1892), full general, that is, a general in the Admiralty (March 28, 1904), participant in sailing on the frigate "Pallas", expeditions to Central Asia and Far Eastern expeditions.
| Alexander Alexandrovich Kolokoltsov | |||||||||
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| Date of Birth | September 18, 1833 | ||||||||
| Date of death | October 1, 1904 (71 years old) | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||||
| Type of army |  Russian Imperial Fleet | ||||||||
| Rank | Admiralty General | ||||||||
| Commanded | Obukhov factory | ||||||||
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Biography
Born in the village of Rozhdestvenskoye, Vyshnevolotsky County, Tver Region. September 18, 1833. Baptized in the church of the Nativity of the village of Kezadra. He was brought up in the Alexander Corps of St. Petersburg from February 26, 1841, from August 18, 1844 in the Naval Cadet Corps, on August 18, 1850 he was promoted to midshipman, midshipman from August 30, 1852. He was assigned to the 23rd naval crew, and then to the crew of the frigate "Pallas" . The rank of lieutenant from November 3, 1854. In 1852–1855, on the frigate “Pallas” under the command of the diplomatic mission of Vice Admiral E. V. Putyatin (1804–1883), he moved from Kronstadt to the shores of Japan (Korea, the Philippines) and from there to De Kastri Bay . The frigate commander, Lieutenant Commander I. S. Unkovsky. Then, on the frigate “Diana” (commander S. S. Lesovsky), sailed off the coast of Japan and after its crash during the earthquake and tsunami on December 10, 1854. From January 1855 A. Kolokoltsov supervised the construction of the head boat in the Japanese bay Head, which was flown in April 1855. Lieutenant Kolokoltsov became the commander of this vessel.
After returning to St. Petersburg on December 14, 1855 he was appointed adjutant to the chief of staff of the port of Kronstadt. In 1856 and in 1857 on the corvette " Olivuta " moved from the mouth of the Amur River to Kronstadt. In 1858 he was sent to the Aral Flotilla. In 1859 he sailed on a barge in the squadron of V.I. Butakov, found the channel of the Amu-Darya river. He participated in an expedition to Khiva and Bukhara.
In the period 1859-1865 he was sent to England and France to oversee the construction of ships. October 17, 1860 promoted to lieutenant commander.
In November 1864, by decision of Emperor Alexander II, he was appointed head of the Obukhov Steel Plant in St. Petersburg , which he successfully headed and expanded in accordance with scientific and technological progress (January 15, 1865 - April 1894) [1] .
Captain of the 2nd rank since March 27, 1866, captain of the 1st rank from 06/29/1870. Adjutant wing since April 4, 1876, rear admiral since August 30, 1882, lieutenant general since January 1, 1892. Appointed as a member of the admiralty council since April 17, 1894, full general (general for admiralty) from March 28, 1904.
He died on October 1, 1904 in St. Petersburg. He was buried at the Nikolsky cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg near the chapel at the main entrance. The tombstone in the form of a large and high cross of black marble is preserved, the grave is visited by descendants and relatives.
Family
From the hereditary nobles of the Tver province. The son of captain-lieutenant Alexander Vasilievich Kolokoltsov and Maria Pavlovna (nee Titov), who had 11 children. His elder brother Nikolai was Rear Admiral, with the rank of lieutenant with honors participated in the battle of Sinop .
He was married (from June 3, 1864, married in the village of Ostrovno, Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd, Tver Province.) On Seslavina Elena Nikolaevna and had nine children.
Memory
Until 1961 in Leningrad there was Kolokoltsovskaya street (Murzinka-Rybatskoye district), where until 1918 his personal house was located.
His name is also named the cape on the peninsula of Korea in the Sea of Japan. Cape Kolokoltsova (Komalsandan) 41 ° 46 ″ sowing. latitude, 129 ° 51 ″ east longitude.
Trilogy: Nikolai Zadornov. Tsunami. Kheda. Shimoda (novels). Prince 1-3. - Moscow: Soviet writer, 1980.
Notes
- ↑ Kolchak V.I., Kolchak A.V. Selected Works (History of the Obukhov Steel Plant in Connection with the Progress of Artillery Technology) / Edited by V.D. Dotsenko. - St. Petersburg: Shipbuilding, 2001. - P. 118 - 245. - 384 p. - ISBN 5-7455-0592-0 .
Links
- Kolokoltsov, Alexander Alexandrovich // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Kolchak V.I., Kolchak A.V. Selected works. - SPb .: Shipbuilding, 2001. - 384 p., Ill.