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Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
Главнокомандующий ВМФ
Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
Incumbent
Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev
since 2 April 2024
 Russian Navy
Member ofGeneral Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports toChief of the General Staff
AppointerPresident of Russia
Formation8 September 1802 (historical)
19 August 1992 (current form)
WebsiteOfficial website
Navies of Russia

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 Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev.

List of Commanders

Ministers of Sea Forces (1802–1815)

Main article: Imperial Russian Navy
No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nikolay MordvinovMordvinov, NikolayCount
Nikolay Mordvinov
(1754–1845)		8 September 180228 December 1802111 days
2 Pavel ChichagovMordvinov, NikolayPavel Chichagov
(1767–1849)		31 December 180228 November 18118 years, 332 days
3 Ivan de TraverseTraverse, IvanIvan de Traverse
(1754–1831)		28 November 181117 December 18154 years, 19 days

Ministers of the Navy (1815–1917)

Further information: Admiralty Board (Russian Empire)

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

No. Portrait Minister of the Navy Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ivan de TraverseTraverse, IvanIvan de Traverse
(1754–1831)		17 December 181524 March 182812 years, 98 days
2 Anton Otto von Möller Moller, AntonAdmiral
Anton Otto von Möller [ru]
(1764–1848)		24 March 18285 February 18367 years, 318 days
3 Prince Alexander MenshikovMenshikov, AleksandrAdmiral
Prince Alexander Menshikov
(1787–1869)		5 February 183623 February 185519 years, 18 days
4 Baron Ferdinand von WrangelWrangel, FerdinandAdmiral
Baron Ferdinand von Wrangel
(1797–1870)		18 May 185527 July 18572 years, 70 days
5 Nikolay Metlin Metlin, NikolayAdmiral
Nikolay Metlin [ru]
(1804–1884)		27 July 185718 September 18603 years, 53 days
6 Nikolay Karlovich KrabbeKrabbe, NikolayAdmiral
Nikolay Karlovich Krabbe
(1814–1876)		19 September 18603 January 1876 †15 years, 106 days
7 Stepan Lesovskiy Lesovskiy, StepanAdmiral
Stepan Lesovskiy [ru]
(1817–1884)		12 January 187623 June 18804 years, 163 days
8 Aleksey Peschurov Peschurov, AlekseyVice admiral
Aleksey Peschurov [ru]
(1834–1891)		23 June 188011 January 18821 year, 202 days
9 Ivan ShestakovShestakov, IvanAdmiral
Ivan Shestakov
(1820–1888)		11 January 188221 November 18886 years, 315 days
10 Nikolai Tchikhatchev Tchikhatchev, NikolaiAdmiral
Nikolai Tchikhatchev [ru]
(1830–1917)		28 November 188813 July 18967 years, 228 days
11 Pavel Petrovitch Tyrtov Tyrtov, PavelAdmiral
Pavel Petrovitch Tyrtov [ru]
(1836–1903)		13 July 18964 March 1903 †6 years, 234 days
12 Theodor AvellanAvellan, TheodorAdmiral
Theodor Avellan
(1839–1916)		10 March 190329 June 19052 years, 117 days
13 Aleksei BirilevBirilev, AlekseiAdmiral
Aleksei Birilev
(1844–1915)		29 June 190511 January 19071 year, 196 days
14 Ivan Mikhaïlovitch Dikov Dikov, IvanAdmiral
Ivan Mikhaïlovitch Dikov [ru]
(1833–1914)		11 January 19078 January 19091 year, 363 days
15 Stepan Voevodskiy Voevodskiy, StepanAdmiral
Stepan Voevodskiy [ru]
(1859–1937)		8 January 190918 March 19112 years, 69 days
16 Ivan GrigorovichGrigorovich, IvanAdmiral
Ivan Grigorovich
(1853–1930)		19 March 191128 February 19175 years, 346 days
17 Alexander GuchkovGuchkov, AlexanderAlexander Guchkov
(1862–1936)		1 March 191730 April 191760 days

Commanders of Naval Forces of the RSFSR (1918–1921)

No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office
1 Vasiliy AltfaterAltfater, VasiliyVasiliy Altfater
(1883–1919)
15 October 191822 April 1919189 days
2 Yevgeny BerensBerens, YevgenyYevgeny Berens
(1876–1928)		24 April 19195 February 1920287 days
3 Aleksandr NemitsNemits, AleksandrAleksandr Nemits
(1879–1967)		5 February 192022 November 19211 year, 290 days

Commanders of the White Movement Fleet (1917–1924)

No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office
1 Pyotr WrangelWrangel, PyotrPyotr Wrangel
(1878–1928)		???
2 Mikhail Alexandrovich KedrovKedrov, MikhailRear Admiral
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kedrov
(1878–1945)		?November 1920?
3 Mikhail BerensBerens, MikhailRear Admiral
Mikhail Berens
(1879–1943)		November 192029 October 19243 years, 11 months

Commander-in-Chief's Assistant for Naval Affairs (1921–1924)

No. Portrait Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office
1 Eduard PantserzhanskiyPantserzhanskiy, EduardEduard Pantserzhanskiy
(1887–1937)		22 November 19219 December 19243 years, 17 days

Commanders-in-Chief of the Naval Forces of the USSR (1924–1937)

No. Portrait Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office
1 Vyacheslav ZofZof, VyacheslavVyacheslav Zof
(1889–1937)		9 December 192423 August 19261 year, 257 days
2 Romuald MuklevichMuklevich, RomualdRomuald Muklevich
(1890–1938)		23 August 192611 June 19314 years, 292 days
3 Vladimir Mitrofanovich OrlovOrlov, VladimirFleet Flag-officer 1st Rank
Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov
(1895–1938)		11 June 193115 August 19376 years, 65 days
- Lev GallerGaller, LevFleet Flag-officer 2nd Rank
Lev Galler
(1883–1950)
Acting		10 July 193715 August 193736 days
4 Mikhail ViktorovViktorov, MikhailFleet Flag-officer 1st Rank
Mikhail Viktorov
(1893–1938)		15 August 193730 December 1937137 days

People's Commissars for the USSR Navy (1937–1939)

No. Portrait People's Commissar Took office Left office Time in office
1 Pyotr SmirnovSmirnov, PyotrArmy Commissar 1st Rank
Pyotr Smirnov
(1897–1939)		30 December 19375 November 1938310 days
2 Mikhail FrinovskiyFrinovskiy, MikhailArmy Commander 1st Rank
Mikhail Frinovskiy
(1898–1940)		5 November 193820 March 1939135 days
3 Nikolai Gerasimovich KuznetsovKuznetsov, NikolaiFleet Flag-officer 2nd Rank
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
(1904–1974)		27 April 193924 July 193988 days

Commanders-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy (1939–1991)

No. Portrait Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nikolai Gerasimovich KuznetsovKuznetsov, NikolaiAdmiral of the Fleet
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
(1904–1974)		24 July 193917 January 19477 years, 177 days
2 Ivan Stepanovich YumashevYumashev, IvanAdmiral
Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev
(1895–1972)		17 January 194720 July 19514 years, 184 days
(1) Nikolai Gerasimovich KuznetsovKuznetsov, NikolaiFleet Admiral of the Soviet Union
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
(1904–1974)		20 July 19515 January 19564 years, 169 days
3 Sergey Georgyevich GorshkovGorshkov, SergeyFleet Admiral of the Soviet Union
Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov
(1910–1988)		5 January 19568 December 198529 years, 337 days
4 Vladimir ChernavinChernavin, VladimirFleet admiral
Vladimir Chernavin
(1928–2023)		8 December 198525 December 19916 years, 18 days

Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth of Independent States Navy (1991–1992)

No. Portrait Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office
1 Vladimir ChernavinChernavin, VladimirFleet admiral
Vladimir Chernavin
(1928–2023)		25 December 199119 August 1992237 days

Commanders-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (1992–present)

No. Portrait Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office
1 Feliks GromovGromov, FeliksFleet admiral
Feliks Gromov
(1937–2021)		19 August 19927 November 19975 years, 80 days
2 Vladimir KuroyedovKuroyedov, VladimirFleet admiral
Vladimir Kuroyedov
(born 1944)		7 November 19974 September 20057 years, 301 days
3 Vladimir MasorinMasorin, VladimirFleet admiral
Vladimir Masorin
(born 1947)		4 September 200527 August 20071 year, 357 days
4 Vladimir VysotskyVysotskiy, VladimirAdmiral
Vladimir Vysotsky
(1954–2021)		27 August 20076 May 20124 years, 253 days
5 Viktor ChirkovChirkov, ViktorAdmiral
Viktor Chirkov
(born 1959)		6 May 201226 February 20163 years, 296 days
6 Vladimir KorolyovKorolyov, VladimirAdmiral
Vladimir Korolyov
(born 1955)		18 April 20163 May 20193 years, 46 days
7 Nikolai YevmenovYevmenov, NikolaiAdmiral
Nikolai Yevmenov
(born 1962)		3 May 201910 March 20244 years, 312 days
– Admiral
Alexander Moiseyev
(born 1962) 		10 March 2024 2 April 2024 23 days
8 2 April 2024 Incumbent 272 days

Deputies and chiefs of staff

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

Notes

  1. Military ranks were abolished in 1918–1935.

References

External links

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