13 Facts About Pavel Nakhimov

Pavel Nakhimov joined the Imperial Russian Navy and moved up the ranks, serving in the Greek War of Independence and the Russo-Turkish War.

Also, a Soviet Film called Admiral Nakhimov was made in 1947 about his life.

Pavel Nakhimov was born in the village of Gorodok in the Vyazma district of the Smolensk Governorate into a noble Russian family.

Pavel Nakhimov was the seventh of eleven children of a landlord and Second Major Stepan Mikhailovich Nakhimov and his wife Feodosia Ivanovna Nakhimova.

Pavel Nakhimov was promoted to a non-commissioned officer soon after.

At the beginning of his naval career, Pavel Nakhimov's experience was limited to voyages in the Baltic Sea as well as a more extensive trip from the White Sea port of Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt naval base near Saint Petersburg.

Pavel Nakhimov returned to his native Smolensk and was assigned to the 74-gun warship Azov, which made its maiden voyage from Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt in the autumn of 1826.

Early in his career, Pavel Nakhimov was criticized for "brutality towards sailors"; this allegation would not affect the public perception of him being a popular commander.

Pavel Nakhimov asked for reinforcements, which he got on November 27,1853, when a squadron led by Admiral Fyodor Mihailovich Novosilskiy joined Pavel Nakhimov's squadron.

On November 30,1853, Pavel Nakhimov's squadron entered the bay where the Ottoman fleet commanded by Admiral Osman Pasha was.

Pavel Nakhimov kept firing during the battle despite most of the Ottoman ships being ablaze.

Pavel Nakhimov was criticized for attacking civilians during the battle.

The 1947 Soviet movie Admiral Pavel Nakhimov, directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, is about the life of Pavel Nakhimov.