Klokachev Alexey Fedotovich
(1768–07.01.1823)
The
outstanding figure of the Russian fleet, vice-admiral, son of
vice-admiral FA Klokachev,
the hero of the Chesme battle, the founder of the Sevastopol port.
As a child in 1777 he was appointed sergeant to the
Preobrazhensky regiment, in 1783 he served as adjutant to his
father. Already
in the rank of lieutenant Klokachev, he participated in the
Russian-Swedish war of 1788–1790, in the battle of Gogland, on the
frigate “St. Alexander". made an inventory of the Gulf of Finland. In
his service record is the command of a court flotilla of
sailing-rowing vessels.
In 1802, Klokachev was awarded the Order of St.
George, degree 4 "For
Impeccable Service, in the officer ranks, of 18 six-month naval
campaigns". In
addition, the military achievements of Klokachev were awarded the
orders of St.
Vladimir of the 4th degree and St.
John of Jerusalem. .
In 1808, in the rank of Rear Admiral Klokachev, became the
military governor of Theodosia, from 1813 - the chief commander of
the Arkhangelsk port and the military governor of Arkhangelsk, and
from 1820 - the governor of the Arkhangelsk, Vologda and Olonets
provinces. During
these years, Klokachev played a great role in organizing research on
the region subordinate to him, in particular in organizing
expeditions of I.N. Ivanov on
the inventory of the Pechora Sea.
The administrative merits of Klokachev are marked
by the Orders of St.
Anna, 1st degree and St.
Vladimir, 2nd degree.. .
He died in Vologda.
In the house of Klokachev in St. Petersburg (Fontanka, 185) lived
the family of A.S. Pushkin
after graduating from Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum in 1817. In
the same years, the family of Lyceum comrade Pushkin M.A. Korf.
Cape on
the east coast of the southern island of New Earth. He
named P.K. Pakhtusov
in 1833. |