Bukhvostov Nikolai Mikhailovich ( May 2, 1857 - May 14, 1905 , Strait of Tsushima) - Russian naval officer, captain of the 1st rank , hero of the Tsushima battle.
| Nikolai Mikhailovich Bukhvostov | |||||||||||
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 1st-Class Captain N. M. Bukhvostov | |||||||||||
| Date of Birth | May 2, 1857 | ||||||||||
| Date of death | May 14, 1905 (aged 48) | ||||||||||
| Place of death | Tsushima Strait | ||||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||||||
| Type of army |  Russian imperial fleet | ||||||||||
| Years of service | 05/01/1874 - 05/14/1905 | ||||||||||
| Rank |  1st rank captain | ||||||||||
| Commanded | minosocks "Halibut", "Canary" and "Grouse" steamboat Onega 2nd rank cruiser Rynda Jung school of the Guards Navy crew cruiser Admiral Nakhimov squadron battleship "Emperor Alexander III." | ||||||||||
| Battles / wars | Tsushima battle | ||||||||||
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Born in the family of a court adviser . A descendant of the "first Russian soldier" Sergei Leontyev Bukhvostov (1659-1728) - a solicitor , who in 1683 was the first to enlist in the amusing Preobrazhensky Regiment of Peter the Great .
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Biography
- September 12, 1873 - Admitted to the Marine Corps as an inmate.
- May 1, 1874 - Admitted to active military service.
- April 30, 1877 - Midshipman .
- May 20, 1877 - Assigned to the 4th naval crew.
- August 20, 1878 - Michman .
- November 30, 1878 - seconded to the Guards Naval Crew .
- November 26, 1879 - Transferred to the Guards Naval Crew.
- March 13, 1880 - Commander of the halibut "Halibut".
- March 27, 1881 - The commander of the Canary minnoski.
- January 1, 1883 - Lieutenant .
- August 10, 1886 - Temporary member of the court of the Guards Naval Crew.
- August 15 - September 1, 1886 - Commander of the grouse "Grouse".
- April 21, 1891 - Commander of the consolidated company of the Rynda corvette.
- April 23, 1892 - Commander of the consolidated company of the Rynda corvette.
- May 3, 1892 - Commander of a consolidated company of lower ranks in Kronstadt .
- January 23 - May 23, 1894 - Wreed of the commander of the 1st machine company.
- February 18, 1894 - Senior officer of the Strela yacht of His Imperial Majesty.
- September 24, 1894 - February 8, 1897 - Senior officer of the Rynda corvette.
- December 6, 1894 - Captain of the 2nd rank .
- September 20, 1896 - Member of the Commission for the Admission of Recruits to the Baltic Fleet.
- February 21 - June 9, 1897 - On a business trip to the Black Sea-Azov coast to participate in the fight against the spread of the plague epidemic.
- June 17 - August 15, 1897 - Sent to the disposal of the Prince of Oldenburg at the ports of the Black Sea.
- December 6, 1897 - Commander of the ship Onega.
- February 4 - March 12, 1896 - On a business trip along the Black Sea coast to check the inventory of quarantine institutions and observation stations.
- December 15, 1898 - December 7, 1902 - Commander of the 2nd rank cruiser Rynda.
- September 12, 1899 - Head of the Jung School of the Naval Crew.
- March 8, 1902 - Member of the commission chaired by Rear Admiral A.N. Parenago for conducting comparative tests of the quality of hemp cables issued by the hemp plants of Neva and Gotha.
- December 4, 1902 - Sent to Saigon to take command of the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser.
- December 6, 1902 - Captain 1st rank .
- January 17 - September 8, 1903 - Commander of the cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov."
- May 22, 1903 - Member of the commission chaired by Rear Admiral Nikonov for testing the squadron battleship Emperor Alexander III .
- September 18, 1903 - Commander of the battleship “Emperor Alexander III”.
Before the 2nd Pacific Squadron left Kronstadt Harbor, the prophetic words were uttered: "... we will all die, but we will not surrender." During the Tsushima battle, the battleship "Emperor Alexander III" was killed. Of the 867 crew, not a single person was saved.
Differences
- Cash reward of 140 rubles (1.1.1882)
- Golden ring with precious stones for a salute in Peterhof on the birthday of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1.6.1882)
- Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, IV Degree (25.7.1888)
- Order of St. Stanislav III degree (1.1.1889)
- French Order of the Legion of Honor of the Knight's Cross (11/22/1893)
- Order of St. Anne III degree (1.1.1894)
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin Order of the Vendian Crown, IV Degree (8/25/1894)
- Silver medal "In memory of the reign of Emperor Alexander III" (2.3.1896)
- Order of St. Stanislav II degree (3.1.1898)
- Order of St. Anne, II degree (6.12.1902)
- Portuguese Order of Benedict of the Avis (Avish) Commander's Cross (11.29.1903)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the IV degree (12/27/1903) for 25 companies held in officer ranks
Notes
Links
- Distant War Commanders (inaccessible link)
- Photo by Nikolay Bukhvostov