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COMMANDER // 1810–1898

Vasily Zavoyko

admiralRussian EmpireRussian Empire1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1810 – 1898

182518501875Crimean War · 1853-1856Siege of Petropavlovsk — September 1, 1854 · Russian Empire · Crimean War

Active service 1854 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 44.

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Vasily Stepanovich Zavoyko was an admiral in the Russian navy. Born to a noble Ukrainian family of a naval medic hailed from Poltava Governorate, in 1827 he took part in the Battle of Navarino, and in 1835-1838 he twice circumnavigated the Earth.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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