15 Facts About Fyodor Ushakov

Fyodor Ushakov won every engagement he participated in as the admiral of the Russian fleet.

Fyodor Ushakov's father, Fyodor Ignatyevich Ushakov, was a retired sergeant of the Preobrazhensky Regiment of the Russian Imperial guards.

Fyodor Ushakov commanded Catherine II's own yacht, and was active in protecting Russian merchant ships in the Mediterranean during the First League of Armed Neutrality.

In 1798 Fyodor Ushakov was promoted to full admiral and given command of a squadron which sailed to the Mediterranean via Constantinople, where it joined with a Ottoman squadron.

In establishing this republic, Fyodor Ushakov proved himself to be a skilful politician and diplomat.

Tsar Paul, in his capacity as the Grand Master of the Order of St John, ordered Fyodor Ushakov to proceed to Malta, which a British fleet under Nelson was assisting in besieging.

However, after rendezvousing with the Coalition forces on Malta, Fyodor Ushakov was almost immediately recalled back home to Russia in 1800, where the new Emperor, Alexander I, failed to appreciate his victories.

Fyodor Ushakov resigned command in 1807 and withdrew into the Sanaksar Monastery in modern-day Mordovia.

Fyodor Ushakov was asked to command the local militia during the Patriotic War of 1812.

Fyodor Ushakov declined due to ill-health, but donated his savings.

Fyodor Ushakov's innovations were among the first successful developments of naval tactics, from its "line" to maneuvering concepts.

The Fyodor Ushakov Medal was established simultaneously for servicemen who had risked their life in naval theatres defending the Soviet Union.

The minor planet 3010 Fyodor Ushakov, discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh in 1978, is named after him.

Fyodor Ushakov is one of the eight patrons depicted in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ at Patriot Park, Moscow.

Fyodor Ushakov's relics are enshrined in Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia.