Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
Главнокомандующий ВМФ
Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
Incumbent
Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov
since May 2019
 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

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 Nikolai Yevmenov.

List of Commanders

Ministers of Sea Forces (1802–1815)

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

Ministers of the Navy (1815–1917)

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

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

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

No. Portrait CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Vasiliy Altfater
Altfater, VasiliyVasiliy Altfater
(1883–1919)
[lower-alpha 1]
15 October 191822 April 1919189 days
2
Yevgeny Berens
Berens, YevgenyYevgeny Berens
(1876–1928)
24 April 19195 February 1920287 days
3
Aleksandr Nemits
Nemits, AleksandrAleksandr Nemits
(1879–1967)
5 February 192022 November 19211 year, 290 days

Commanders of the White Movement Fleet (1917–1924)

No. Portrait CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Pyotr Wrangel
Wrangel, PyotrPyotr Wrangel
(1878–1928)
???
2
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kedrov
Kedrov, MikhailRear Admiral
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kedrov
(1878–1945)
?November 1920?
3
Mikhail Berens
Berens, 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-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Eduard Pantserzhanskiy
Pantserzhanskiy, 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-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Vyacheslav Zof
Zof, VyacheslavVyacheslav Zof
(1889–1937)
9 December 192423 August 19261 year, 257 days
2
Romuald Muklevich
Muklevich, RomualdRomuald Muklevich
(1890–1938)
23 August 192611 June 19314 years, 292 days
3
Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov
Orlov, VladimirFleet Flag-officer 1st Rank
Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov
(1895–1938)
11 June 193115 August 19376 years, 65 days
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Lev Galler
Galler, LevFleet Flag-officer 2nd Rank
Lev Galler
(1883–1950)
Acting
10 July 193715 August 193736 days
4
Mikhail Viktorov
Viktorov, 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 CommissarTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Pyotr Smirnov
Smirnov, PyotrArmy Commissar 1st Rank
Pyotr Smirnov
(1897–1939)
30 December 19375 November 1938310 days
2
Mikhail Frinovskiy
Frinovskiy, MikhailArmy Commander 1st Rank
Mikhail Frinovskiy
(1898–1940)
5 November 193820 March 1939135 days
3
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov, 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-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov, NikolaiAdmiral of the Fleet
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
(1904–1974)
24 July 193917 January 19477 years, 177 days
2
Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev
Yumashev, IvanAdmiral
Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev
(1895–1972)
17 January 194720 July 19514 years, 184 days
(1)
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov, NikolaiFleet Admiral of the Soviet Union
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
(1904–1974)
20 July 19515 January 19564 years, 169 days
3
Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov
Gorshkov, SergeyFleet Admiral of the Soviet Union
Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov
(1910–1988)
5 January 19568 December 198529 years, 337 days
4
Vladimir Chernavin
Chernavin, 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-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Vladimir Chernavin
Chernavin, 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-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Feliks Gromov
Gromov, FeliksFleet admiral
Feliks Gromov
(1937–2021)
19 August 19927 November 19975 years, 80 days
2
Vladimir Kuroyedov
Kuroyedov, VladimirFleet admiral
Vladimir Kuroyedov
(born 1944)
7 November 19974 September 20057 years, 301 days
3
Vladimir Masorin
Masorin, VladimirFleet admiral
Vladimir Masorin
(born 1947)
4 September 200527 August 20071 year, 357 days
4
Vladimir Vysotsky
Vysotskiy, VladimirAdmiral
Vladimir Vysotsky
(1954–2021)
27 August 20076 May 20124 years, 253 days
5
Viktor Chirkov
Chirkov, ViktorAdmiral
Viktor Chirkov
(born 1959)
6 May 201226 February 20163 years, 296 days
6
Vladimir Korolyov
Korolyov, VladimirAdmiral
Vladimir Korolyov
(born 1955)
18 April 20163 May 20193 years, 46 days
7
Nikolai Yevmenov
Yevmenov, NikolaiAdmiral
Nikolai Yevmenov
(born 1962)
3 May 2019Incumbent4 years, 246 days

Notes

  1. Military ranks were abolished in 1918–1935.

References

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