Adrian Nepenin
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Adrian Ivanovich Nepenin | |
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Commander of the Imperial Baltic Fleet | |
In office 18 September [O.S. 6 September] 1916 – 17 March [O.S. 4] 1917 | |
Monarch | Nicholas II |
Prime Minister | Nikolai Golitsyn |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1871 Velikiye Luki, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 17 March [O.S. 4] 1917 (aged 45) Helsingfors (now Helsinki, Finland), Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Resting place | Helsinki Orthodox Cemetery, Finland |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire |
Branch/service | Imperial Russian Navy |
Years of service | 1892–1917 |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands | Destroyer Destroyer Destroyer Patrol Imperial Baltic Fleet |
Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Adrian (Andrian) Ivanovich Nepenin (Russian: Адриа́н (Андриа́н) Ива́нович Непе́нин; 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1871 – 17 March [O.S. 4] 1917) was an Imperial Russian naval officer and activist. As the commander of the Baltic Fleet, he was credited with forming the naval intelligent and communication services in the fleet. He was most notable for his action in Finland during the February Revolution.
Honours and awards[]
Domestic[]
- Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (9.4.1900)
- Order of St. Anna, 3rd class with swords and a bow (28.12.1900)
- Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with swords and a bow (11.10.1904)
- Order of St. George, 1st class (3.9.1905)
- Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (19.1.1915)
- Order of St. Anna, 1st class with swords (14.3.1916)
Foreign[]
- Emirate of Bukhara:
- (ru), 2nd class with silver star (1893)
- Empire of Japan:
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class (1902)
Sources[]
Categories:
- Imperial Russian Navy admirals
- Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian)
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- Russian murder victims
- 1917 deaths
- 1871 births
- People from Velikiye Luki
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
- Russian military personnel stubs