Stepan Makarov
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| Stepan Osipovich Makarov | |
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| January 8, 1849 - April 13, 1904 (aged 55) | |
 Admiral Makarov. |
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| Place of birth | Nikolaev, Russian Empire |
| Place of death | near Port Arthur, China |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service/branch | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1863-1904 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Russian Pacific Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Russo-Japanese War |
| Awards | Order of St. George |
Stepan Osipovich Makarov (Russian: Степа́н О́сипович Мака́ров; January 8 1849 [O.S. 27 December] — April 13 [O.S. March 31] 1904) was a famous Russian vice-admiral, a highly accomplished and decorated commander of the Imperial Russian Navy, and a distinguished oceanographer, awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. According to his honour, "Shiritoru", where was a town in Sakhalin island, was renamed as Makarov in 1946.
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Early life
Stepan Makarov was born in Nikolaev, now Mykolayiv, Ukraine in a family of a fleet praporshchik (прапорщик по Адмиралтейству, an auxiliary officer). His family moved to Nikolayevsk na Amure in 1858 and Makarov attended school there. Makarov joined the in 1863 and served as a cadet aboard a clipper of the Pacific Fleet and in 1866 took part in the voyage of the corvette Askold from Vladivostok to Kronstadt via the Cape of Good Hope. Makarov served with the Baltic Fleet between 1867 and 1876 serving as flag captain to Admiral Andrei Popov. Makarov transferred to the Black Sea Fleet in 1876.
Russo-Turkish War
Makarov was highly decorated for his service as a captain of the Russian torpedo boat tender Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. He was one of the first adopters of the idea of torpedo boats and he himself went to action in torpedo boats. On January 16, 1877 he was first in the world to launch torpedoes from a boat (which itself was launched from a tender) against a Turkish armed ship Intibah.
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Round-the-world oceanographic expeditions
Makarov directed two round-the-world oceanographic expeditions on the corvette Vityaz (1886-1889 and 1894-1896).
Makarov proposed the idea, oversaw the construction the world's first icebreaker "Yermak" and commanded her in two arctic expeditions in 1899 and 1901.
Russo-Japanese War
Promoted to Commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet, Admiral Makarov was killed in action during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 on the battleship Petropavlovsk after his ship struck a mine.
Monuments
There are monuments to Makarov in his native Mykolayiv, Ukraine, and in Vladivostok, Russia. A number of ships were named Admiral Makarov. An island in the Tsivolk group of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago was named after this Admiral of Russia.
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