Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Главнокомандующего ВМФ
Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
Incumbent Vladimir Korolyov since February 2016
Russian Navy
Member of	General Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports to	Chief of the General Staff
Appointer	President of Russia
Formation	8 September 1802 (historical) 19 August 1992 (current form)
Website	Official website

Navies of Russia
Imperial Russia Imperial Navy (1696–1917) White movement fleet (1917—1922) Soviet Union Soviet Navy (1918–1991) Russian Federation Russian Navy (1991–present)

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (Russian: Главнокомандующего 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 Vladimir Korolyov.

List of Commanders

Ministers of Sea Forces (1802–1815)

Main article: Imperial Russian Navy

№		Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Mordvinov, NikolayCount Nikolay Mordvinov (1754–1845)	8 September 1802	28 December 1802	7002111000000000000♠111 days
2		Mordvinov, NikolayPavel Chichagov (1767–1849)	31 December 1802	28 November 1811	7003325400000000000♠8 years, 332 days
3		Traverse, IvanIvan de Traverse (1754–1831)	28 November 1811	17 December 1815	7003148000000000000♠4 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.

№		Minister of the Navy	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Traverse, IvanIvan de Traverse (1754–1831)	17 December 1815	24 March 1828	7003448100000000000♠12 years, 98 days
2		Moller, AntonAdmiral Anton Otto von Möller (1764–1848)	24 March 1828	5 February 1836	7003287400000000000♠7 years, 318 days
3		Menshikov, AleksandrAdmiral Prince Alexander Menshikov (1787–1869)	5 February 1836	23 February 1855	7003695800000000000♠19 years, 18 days
4		Wrangel, FerdinandAdmiral Baron Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797–1870)	18 May 1855	27 July 1857	7002801000000000000♠2 years, 70 days
5		Metlin, NikolayAdmiral Nikolay Metlin (1804–1884)	27 July 1857	18 September 1860	7003114900000000000♠3 years, 53 days
6		Krabbe, NikolayAdmiral Nikolay Karlovich Krabbe (1814–1876)	19 September 1860	3 January 1876 †	7003558400000000000♠15 years, 106 days
7		Lesovskiy, StepanAdmiral Stepan Lesovskiy (1817–1884)	12 January 1876	23 June 1880	7003162400000000000♠4 years, 163 days
8		Peschurov, AlekseyVice admiral Aleksey Peschurov (1834–1891)	23 June 1880	11 January 1882	7002567000000000000♠1 year, 202 days
9		Shestakov, IvanAdmiral Ivan Shestakov (1820–1888)	11 January 1882	21 November 1888	7003250600000000000♠6 years, 315 days
10		Tchikhatchev, NikolaiAdmiral Nikolai Tchikhatchev (1830–1917)	28 November 1888	13 July 1896	7003278400000000000♠7 years, 228 days
11		Tyrtov, PavelAdmiral Pavel Petrovitch Tyrtov (1836–1903)	13 July 1896	4 March 1903 †	7003242400000000000♠6 years, 234 days
12		Avellan, TheodorAdmiral Theodor Avellan (1839–1916)	10 March 1903	29 June 1905	7002848000000000000♠2 years, 117 days
13		Birilev, AlekseiAdmiral Aleksei Birilev (1844–1915)	29 June 1905	11 January 1907	7002561000000000000♠1 year, 196 days
14		Dikov, IvanAdmiral Ivan Mikhaïlovitch Dikov (1833–1914)	11 January 1907	8 January 1909	7002728000000000000♠1 year, 363 days
15		Voevodskiy, StepanAdmiral Stepan Voevodskiy (1859–1937)	8 January 1909	18 March 1911	7002799000000000000♠2 years, 69 days
16		Grigorovich, IvanAdmiral Ivan Grigorovich (1853–1930)	19 March 1911	28 February 1917	7003217300000000000♠5 years, 346 days
17		Guchkov, AlexanderAlexander Guchkov (1862–1936)	1 March 1917	30 April 1917	7001600000000000000♠60 days

Commanders of Naval Forces of the RSFSR (1918–1921) № Commander Took office Left office Time in office 1 Altfater, VasiliyVasiliy Altfater (1883–1919) 15 October 1918 22 April 1919 7002189000000000000♠189 days 2 Berens, YevgenyYevgeny Berens (1876–1928) 24 April 1919 5 February 1920 7002287000000000000♠287 days 3 Nemits, AleksandrAleksandr Nemits (1879–1967) 5 February 1920 22 November 1921 7002656000000000000♠1 year, 290 days

Commanders of the White Movement Fleet (1917–1924) № Commander Took office Left office Time in office 1 Wrangel, PyotrPyotr Wrangel (1878–1928) ? ? ? 2 Kedrov, MikhailRear Admiral Mikhail Alexandrovich Kedrov (1878–1945) ? November 1920 ? 3 Berens, MikhailRear Admiral Mikhail Berens (1879–1943) November 1920 29 October 1924 3 years, 11 months

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

№		Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Pantserzhanskiy, EduardEduard Pantserzhanskiy (1887–1937)	22 November 1921	9 December 1924	7003111300000000000♠3 years, 17 days

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

№		Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Zof, VyacheslavVyacheslav Zof (1889–1937)	9 December 1924	23 August 1926	7002622000000000000♠1 year, 257 days
2		Muklevich, RomualdRomuald Muklevich (1890–1938)	23 August 1926	11 June 1931	7003175300000000000♠4 years, 292 days
3		Orlov, VladimirFleet Flag-officer 1st Rank Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov (1895–1938)	11 June 1931	15 August 1937	7003225700000000000♠6 years, 65 days
-		Galler, LevFleet Flag-officer 2nd Rank Lev Galler (1883–1950) Acting	10 July 1937	15 August 1937	7001360000000000000♠36 days
4		Viktorov, MikhailFleet Flag-officer 1st Rank Mikhail Viktorov (1893–1938)	15 August 1937	30 December 1937	7002137000000000000♠137 days

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

№		People's Commissar	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Smirnov, PyotrArmy Commissar 1st Rank Pyotr Smirnov (1897–1939)	30 December 1937	5 November 1938	7002310000000000000♠310 days
2		Frinovskiy, MikhailArmy Commander 1st Rank Mikhail Frinovskiy (1898–1940)	5 November 1938	20 March 1939	7002135000000000000♠135 days
3		Kuznetsov, NikolaiFleet Flag-officer 2nd Rank Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (1904–1974)	27 April 1939	24 July 1939	7001880000000000000♠88 days

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

№		Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Kuznetsov, NikolaiAdmiral of the Fleet Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (1904–1974)	24 July 1939	17 January 1947	7003273400000000000♠7 years, 177 days
2		Yumashev, IvanAdmiral Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev (1895–1972)	17 January 1947	20 July 1951	7003164500000000000♠4 years, 184 days
(1)		Kuznetsov, NikolaiFleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (1904–1974)	20 July 1951	5 January 1956	7003163000000000000♠4 years, 169 days
3		Gorshkov, SergeyFleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov (1910–1988)	5 January 1956	8 December 1985	7004109300000000000♠29 years, 337 days
4		Chernavin, VladimirFleet admiral Vladimir Chernavin (born 1928)	8 December 1985	25 December 1991	7003220900000000000♠6 years, 18 days

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

№		Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Chernavin, VladimirFleet admiral Vladimir Chernavin (born 1928)	25 December 1991	19 August 1992	7002237000000000000♠237 days

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

№		Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Gromov, FeliksFleet admiral Feliks Gromov (born 1937)	19 August 1992	7 November 1997	7003190600000000000♠5 years, 80 days
2		Kuroyedov, VladimirFleet admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov (born 1944)	7 November 1997	4 September 2005	7003285800000000000♠7 years, 301 days
3		Masorin, VladimirFleet admiral Vladimir Masorin (born 1947)	4 September 2005	27 August 2007	7002722000000000000♠1 year, 357 days
4		Vysotskiy, VladimirAdmiral Vladimir Vysotsky (born 1954)	27 August 2007	6 May 2012	7003171400000000000♠4 years, 253 days
5		Chirkov, ViktorAdmiral Viktor Chirkov (born 1959)	6 May 2012	26 February 2016	7003139100000000000♠3 years, 296 days
6		Korolyov, VladimirAdmiral Vladimir Korolyov (born 1955)	18 April 2016	Incumbent	7002972000000000000♠2 years, 242 days

External links

• Official Russian Ministry of Defense website