13 Facts About Vladimir Miklukha

Vladimir Nikolaevich Miklukha was a Russo-Ukrainian Captain 1st Rank and war hero of the Russo-Japanese War.

Vladimir Miklukha was known for commanding the Admiral Ushakov during the Battle of Tsushima and chose to go down with the ship.

Vladimir Miklukha's ancestors were of the Ukrainian nobility hailing from the Chernigov Governorate.

Vladimir Miklukha enrolled as a student in the Naval Cadet Corps on September 18,1868, graduated as a Gardes de la Marine on April 16,1872, and initially assigned to the 4th Naval Crew on November 9.

Vladimir Miklukha was assigned to the Hydrographic Department on October 30,1875, but was later transferred to the 3rd Naval Crew on October 22,1876, and the 2nd Naval Crew of the Black Sea Fleet on November 20.

Vladimir Miklukha then served in the Russo-Turkish War on the auxiliary cruiser Argonaut and while on the ship, he partook in a confrontation with three Turkish ships near the Sulinsky throat of the Danube on July 8,1877.

Vladimir Miklukha was promoted to Lieutenant on January 1,1878, and despite being discharged with the rank of Lieutenant Commander on February 18,1880, he returned to service as a Lieutenant again on March 8,1881.

Vladimir Miklukha was briefly placed back in the 7th Naval Crew on March 10,1888, but was then assigned to the Black Sea Fleet on April 9 and to the 2nd Naval Crew on the fleet 3 days later.

Vladimir Miklukha was then given command of the Ekaterina II on May 26,1889, and the Kiliya on March 26,1890, and the Dvenadsat Apostolov on October 4,1890.

Vladimir Miklukha was then promoted to Captain 2nd Rank and enlisted in the 34th Naval Crew on December 30,1891.

Vladimir Miklukha was then promoted to Captain 1st Rank on April 5,1898, and transferred to the Baltic Fleet on September 4,1898, and assigned to the 18th Naval Crew seven days later.

Vladimir Miklukha was then given command of the Ne Tron Menia from January 1 to December 28,1901, and while commanding the ironclad, was made acting commander of the 1st Naval Crew on October 9,1901.

Vladimir Miklukha makes an appearance in the Russian novel Tsushima by Alexey Novikov-Priboy.