Kamchatka Flotilla
The Kamchatka Military Flotilla (Russian: Камчатская флотилия, tr. Kamchatskaya flotiliya) is a flotilla of the Russian Navy.
| Kamchatka Flotilla | |
|---|---|
| Камчатская флотилия Kamchatskaya flotiliya | |
.jpg.webp) Troops and Forces of the North-East headquarters sign, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 2007 | |
| Active | 1945–present |
| Country | |
| Branch | |
| Garrison/HQ | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
| Battle honours |  Order of the Red Banner |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Acting Rear Admiral Sergei Zhuga |
| Notable commanders | Grigori Shchedrin |
Formed in 1945, the Kamchatka Flotilla of diverse forces was reorganized during the 1960s. In March 1998 the Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces was created from the Kamchatka Flotilla. It was based on the Kamchatka Peninsula and had responsibility for a coastal zone of the Pacific Ocean. On April 30, 1975, the flotilla was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
December 14 is the celebratory day of the formation of the group. On this day in 1849, in accordance with the Decree of Emperor Nicholas I, the Okhotsk military flotilla was transferred to Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka.
Command
Commanders of the Flotilla
- 1945-1946 - Rear Admiral I. I. Baykov
- 1946-1948 - Rear Admiral N. I. Vinogradov
- 1951-1954 - Rear Admiral L. N. Panteleyev
- 1954-1959 - Rear Admiral G. I. Shchedrin
- 1966-1971 - Rear Admiral B. E. Yamkovoi
- 1971-1973 - Rear Admiral V. V. Sidorov
- 1973-1978 - Rear Admiral I. M. Kapitanets
- 1978-1980 - Vice-Admiral N. G. Klitniy
- 1980-1983 - Vice Admiral G. A. Khvatov
- 1983-1986 - Vice-Admiral D. M. Komarov
- 1986-1989 - Vice Admiral G. N. Gurinov
- 1989-1993 - Vice-Admiral Y. I. Shumarin
- 1993-1995 - Vice-Admiral V. T. Kharnikov
- 1995-1998 - Vice-Admiral V. F. Dorogin
Commander of the Troops and Forces in the Northeast
- 1998-2000 - Vice-Admiral V. F. Dorogin
- 2000-2001 - Vice-Admiral K. S. Sidenko
- 2002-2006 - Vice-Admiral V. F. Gavrikov
- 2006-2009 - Rear Admiral A. V. Vitko
- 2009-2012 - Rear Admiral K. G. Maklov
- 2012-2014 - Rear Admiral V. N. Lina
- 2014-2016 - Rear Admiral S. V. Lipilin
- Since 2016 - Acting Rear Admiral Sergei Zhuga [1]
Chiefs of Staff of the Flotilla
- 1948-1949 - captain of the first rank S.А. Canapadze
- 1951-1957 - Rear Admiral M.G. Tomsk
- 1957-1963 - Rear Admiral A.B. Teisher's
- 1963-1968 - Rear Admiral Yu.S. Russin
- 1972-1976 - Rear Admiral N.G. Customer
- 1984-1986 - Rear Admiral G.N. Gurinov
- 1986-1989 - Rear Admiral Yu.I. Shumanin
- 1989-1994 - Rear Admiral M.G. Kulak
- 1994-1995 - Rear Admiral V.F. Dorogin
- 1995-1998 - Rear Admiral M.F. Abramov
First Deputy Flotilla Commander
- 1976-1979 - Rear Admiral A.I. Skvortsov
- 1979-1982 - Rear Admiral N.G. Logky
- 1987-1991 - Rear Admiral N.D. Zakorin
- 1991-1994 - Rear Admiral V.F. Dorogin
- 1994-1998 - Rear Admiral M.G. Kulak
Composition
It includes a connection of ships for the protection of the water area, aviation and air defense, marines, coastal troops and other military units.
- 173rd Destroyer Brigade (later 173rd Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade, 173rd Missile Ship Brigade)
- 114th Coastal Defense Brigade (V/Ch 40194 (Камчатский край, Елизовский р-н, бухта Раковая));
- 89th Torpedo Boat Brigade (later 66th Missile Ship Brigade)
- 182nd Separate Submarine Brigade (Bechevinka)
- 171st Separate Submarine Brigade (Magadan)