Grigory Spiridov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Spiridov.
Grigory Spiridov
Portrait of Spiridov
Native name
Григорий Спиридов
Birth nameGrigory Andreyevich Spiridov
Born1713 (1713)
Vyborg, Russia
DiedApril 19, 1790(1790-04-19) (aged 76–77)
Moscow, Russia
Buried
Nagorye
AllegianceRussia
BranchImperial Russian Navy
Service years1723–1774
RankAdmiral
Conflicts
AwardsOrder of Saint Andrew
Order of Saint George

Admiral Grigory Andreyevich Spiridov (Russian: Григорий Андреевич Спиридов; 1713 – 19 April 1790) was an Imperial Russian Navy officer who is considered to be one of the greatest naval commanders in Russian military history.

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