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Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
Главнокомандующий ВМФ
Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
IncumbentFleet admiral Aleksandr Moiseyevsince 2 April 2024
Russian Navy
General Staff of the Armed Forces
Chief of the General Staff
President of Russia
8 September 1802 (historical)19 August 1992 (current form)
Official website

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (Russian: Главнокомандующий ВМФ) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Navy. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy is Fleet admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev.

No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Mordvinov, NikolayCountNikolay Mordvinov(1754–1845)8 September 180228 December 1802111 days
2Mordvinov, NikolayPavel Chichagov(1767–1849)31 December 180228 November 18118 years, 332 days
3Traverse, IvanIvan de Traverse(1754–1831)28 November 181117 December 18154 years, 19 days

On 17 December 1815 the Ministry of Sea Forces was renamed, becoming the Ministry of the Navy.

No.PortraitMinister of the NavyTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Traverse, IvanIvan de Traverse(1754–1831)17 December 181524 March 182812 years, 98 days
2Moller, AntonAdmiralAnton Otto von Möller(1764–1848)24 March 18285 February 18367 years, 318 days
3Menshikov, AleksandrAdmiralPrince Alexander Menshikov(1787–1869)5 February 183623 February 185519 years, 18 days
4Wrangel, FerdinandAdmiralBaron Ferdinand von Wrangel(1797–1870)18 May 185527 July 18572 years, 70 days
5Metlin, NikolayAdmiralNikolay Metlin(1804–1884)27 July 185718 September 18603 years, 53 days
6Krabbe, NikolayAdmiralNikolai Krabbe(1814–1876)19 September 18603 January 1876 †15 years, 106 days
7Lesovskiy, StepanAdmiralStepan Lesovskiy(1817–1884)12 January 187623 June 18804 years, 163 days
8Peshchurov, AlekseyVice admiralAleksey Peshchurov(1834–1891)23 June 188011 January 18821 year, 202 days
9Shestakov, IvanAdmiralIvan Shestakov(1820–1888)11 January 188221 November 18886 years, 315 days
10Chikhachyov, NikolaiAdmiralNikolai Chikhachyov(1830–1917)28 November 188813 July 18967 years, 228 days
11Tyrtov, PavelAdmiralPavel Tyrtov(1836–1903)13 July 18964 March 1903 †6 years, 234 days
12Avellan, TheodorAdmiralTheodor Avellan(1839–1916)10 March 190329 June 19052 years, 117 days
13Birilev, AlekseiAdmiralAleksei Birilev(1844–1915)29 June 190511 January 19071 year, 196 days
14Dikov, IvanAdmiralIvan Dikov(1833–1914)11 January 19078 January 19091 year, 363 days
15Voevodskiy, StepanAdmiralStepan Voevodskiy(1859–1937)8 January 190918 March 19112 years, 69 days
16Grigorovich, IvanAdmiralIvan Grigorovich(1853–1930)19 March 191128 February 19175 years, 346 days
17Guchkov, AlexanderAlexander Guchkov(1862–1936)1 March 191730 April 191760 days
No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Pantserzhanskiy, EduardEduard Pantserzhanskiy(1887–1937)22 November 19219 December 19243 years, 17 days
No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Zof, VyacheslavVyacheslav Zof(1889–1937)9 December 192423 August 19261 year, 257 days
2Muklevich, RomualdRomuald Muklevich(1890–1938)23 August 192611 June 19314 years, 292 days
3Orlov, VladimirFleet Flag-officer 1st RankVladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov(1895–1938)11 June 193115 August 19376 years, 65 days
-Galler, LevFleet Flag-officer 2nd RankLev Galler(1883–1950)Acting10 July 193715 August 193736 days
4Viktorov, MikhailFleet Flag-officer 1st RankMikhail Viktorov(1893–1938)15 August 193730 December 1937137 days
No.PortraitPeople's CommissarTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Smirnov, PyotrArmy Commissar 1st RankPyotr Smirnov(1897–1939)30 December 193730 June 1938182 days
-Svetlovski, Pyotr Smirnov-Fleet Flag-officer 2nd RankPyotr Smirnov-Svetlovski(1887–1940)Acting30 June 19388 September 193870 days
2Frinovskiy, MikhailArmy Commander 1st RankMikhail Frinovsky(1898–1940)8 September 19386 April 1939210 days
3Kuznetsov, NikolaiFleet Flag-officer 2nd RankNikolai Kuznetsov(1904–1974)28 April 193925 February 19466 years, 304 days
No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Kuznetsov, NikolaiAdmiral of the FleetNikolai Kuznetsov(1904–1974)25 February 194617 January 1947326 days
2Yumashev, IvanAdmiralIvan Yumashev(1895–1972)17 January 194725 February 19503 years, 39 days
No.PortraitMinisters of the NavyTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Yumashev, IvanAdmiralIvan Yumashev(1895–1972)25 February 195020 July 19511 year, 145 days
2Kuznetsov, NikolaiAdmiral of the FleetNikolai Kuznetsov(1904–1974)20 July 195115 March 19531 year, 268 days
No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Kuznetsov, NikolaiFleet Admiral of the Soviet UnionNikolai Kuznetsov(1904–1974)15 March 19535 January 19562 years, 296 days
2Gorshkov, SergeyFleet Admiral of the Soviet UnionSergey Gorshkov(1910–1988)5 January 19568 December 198529 years, 337 days
3Chernavin, VladimirFleet admiralVladimir Chernavin(1928–2023)8 December 198525 December 19916 years, 18 days
No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Chernavin, VladimirFleet admiralVladimir Chernavin(1928–2023)25 December 199119 August 1992237 days
No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Gromov, FeliksFleet admiralFeliks Gromov(1937–2021)19 August 19927 November 19975 years, 80 days
2Kuroyedov, VladimirFleet admiralVladimir Kuroyedov(1944–2026)7 November 19974 September 20057 years, 301 days
3Masorin, VladimirFleet admiralVladimir Masorin(born 1947)4 September 200527 August 20071 year, 357 days
4Vysotskiy, VladimirAdmiralVladimir Vysotsky(1954–2021)27 August 20076 May 20124 years, 253 days
5Chirkov, ViktorAdmiralViktor Chirkov(born 1959)6 May 201226 February 20163 years, 296 days
6Korolyov, VladimirAdmiralVladimir Korolyov(born 1955)18 April 20163 May 20193 years, 46 days
7Yevmenov, NikolaiAdmiralNikolai Yevmenov(born 1962)3 May 201910 March 20244 years, 312 days
–Fleet admiralAlexander Moiseyev(born 1962)10 March 20242 April 202423 days
82 April 2024Incumbent2 years, 15 days

Chief of the Main Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy

  • Valentin Selivanov (1992–1996)

  • Igor Khmelnov (1996–1997)

  • Vladimir Kuroyedov (1997)

  • Viktor Kravchenko (1998–2005)

  • Vladimir Masorin (2005)

  • Mikhail Abramov (2005–2009)

  • Aleksandr Tatarinov (2009–2016)

  • Andrei Volozhinsky (2016–2019)

  • Aleksandr Vitko (2019–2021)

  • Aleksandr Nosatov (2021–2024)

  • Vladimir Kasatonov (2024–present)

  • Official Russian Ministry of Defense website

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