Fyodor Ushakov

Fyodor Ushakov
Portrait by Peter Bajanov, Central Naval Museum (1912)
Native name
Фёдор Фёдорович Ушаков
Nickname(s)Ushak Pasha
Born(1745-02-24)24 February 1745
Burnakovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died14 October 1817(1817-10-14) (aged 72)
Alekseevka, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Buried
Allegiance Russia
Branch Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service1766–1812
RankAdmiral
CommandsBlack Sea Fleet
Battles / wars
Awards
RelationsHouse of Ushakov

Fyodor (Theodore) Ushakov
Russian icon of Theodore Ushakov
Holy Righteous Warrior
Venerated inRussian Orthodox Church
Canonized7 August 2001, Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia by Russian Orthodox Church
Major shrineCathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, Saransk, Mordovia
Sanaksar Monastery, Temnikov, Russia
Feast2 October 23 July, 23 May
AttributesAdmiral attire
Telescope
Scroll
Medals
PatronageRussian Navy
Nuclear bombers

Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Ушаков, romanized: Fëdor Fëdorovič Ušakov, IPA: [ʊʂɐˈkof]; 24 February [O.S. 13 February] 174514 October [O.S. 2 October] 1817) was an Imperial Russian Navy officer best known for his service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He won every engagement he participated in as the admiral of the Russian fleet.