Alexander Tikhmenev

Alexander Ivanovich Tikhmenev (Russian: Александр Иванович Тихменев; 30 December 1879 – 25 April 1959) was the military commander of the Russian Imperial and White Fleets, Rear Admiral, Chief of Staff of the Russian Squadron.^[1]

Alexander Ivanovich Tikhmenev
Native name	Александр Иванович Тихменев
Born	(1879-12-30)30 December 1879
Died	25 April 1959(1959-04-25) (aged 79) Tunisia
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service	1901–1924
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Zhutky [ru] Bespokoiny Volya
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War
Awards	Order of Saint Vladimir Order of Saint Anne Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of the Medjidie

Biography

• 1901 – Graduated from the Marine Corps with a promotion to warrant officer.
• 1901–1902 – Chief of the Watch of transport Bug.
• April 30, 1903 – Chief of Watch of the cruiser Pamiat' Merkuria.
• 1904 – Graduated from the mine officer class.
• 1905 – Mine officer of the battleship Tri Sviatitelia.
• 1906–1907 – Mine officer of the battleship Dvenadsat Apostolov and the gunboat Terets [ru].
• 1908 – Commander of Destroyer No. 272, teacher at the mine school of the Black Sea Fleet.
• 1911 – Senior Lieutenant, Acting Senior Officer of the cruiser Pamiat' Merkuria.
• 6 December 1913 – Captain 2nd rank for "distinction in service".
• 1914–1915 – Commander of the destroyer Zhutky [ru].
• 1915–1917 – Commander of the destroyer Bespokoiny.
• 1917 – Captain 1st rank and commander of the battleship Volya.
• In June 1918, he took command of the Black Sea Fleet from Vice Admiral Mikhail Sablin when he left for Moscow to discuss the issue of scuttling the fleet.^[1][2]

Tikhmenev was buried at the Borgel Cemetery [ru] in Tunis.^[1]

Distinctions

• Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class with Swords;
• Order of Saint Anne, 2nd Class with Swords;
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th Class with Swords and Bow;
• Turkish Medjidie Order of the 4th Class.^[3]