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'''Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot''' ({{lang-ru|''Николай Яковлевич Шкот''}}, [[1829]]-[[1870]]) was a [[war veteran]] of [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)|Siege of Sevastopol]] during the [[Crimean War]]. He was badly wounded in the battle. |
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|birth_place= [[Kostroma Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]] |
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'''Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot''' ({{lang-ru|Никола́й Я́ковлевич Шкот}}; 26 December 1829 – 1 September 1870) was a [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[sailor]] and [[explorer]], best known for one of the earliest [[expeditions]] of the [[Russian Far East]], and as a founder of [[Vladivostok]]. |
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After the War he commanded [[corvette]] ''[[America (corvette)|America]]'' and [[troopship]] ''[[Yaponets (ship)|Yaponets]]'' on [[Far East]]. The expedition made geographic discoveries at a coast of modern [[Primorsky Krai]] ([[Peter the Great Gulf]], [[Nakhodka Bay]] e t.c.) and [[Sakhalin]] ([[Moneron Island]]).<ref>[http://www.pgpb.ru/cd/primor/first/shkot.htm Шкот Николай Яковлевич]</ref> He was one of founders of [[Vladivostok]] and [[hydrograph]]ic post on a place of modern [[Nakhodka]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Nikolay Shkot became Captain First Rank in [[1868]].<ref>[http://www.navy.su/persons/26/nya_shkot.htm Navy.su]</ref> He died in [[Saint Petersberg]] after a long ilness. |
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Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot was born in 1829 in Makaryevsky District, [[Kostroma Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]], and graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps of the [[Imperial Russian Navy]]. His brother, Pavel Shkot, was a [[vice-admiral]]. Shkot was promoted to [[midshipman]] in 1848, and participated in the [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)|Siege of Sevastopol]] during the [[Crimean War]], during which he was badly wounded in the battle. Shkot became a senior commander of the [[troopship]] ''Yaponets'' at the rank of [[lieutenant]] in 1856, before accepting command of [[corvette]]-[[steamship]] ''[[List_of_Russian_steam_frigates#Paddle_corvette_of_the_Siberian_Flotilla|Amerika]]'' a year later on June 6, 1857. Shkot led an expedition in ''Amerika'' to the recently acquired region of the [[Russian Far East]] known as [[Russian Manchuria (Russia)|Russian Manchuria]], which had been ceded by [[Qing China]] to the Russian Empire. The expedition recorded numerous geographic discoveries in largely undocumented region, particularly along the coast of modern [[Primorsky Krai]] and [[Sakhalin]], including [[Peter the Great Gulf]], the largest gulf in the [[Sea of Japan]], [[Nakhodka Bay]], and [[Moneron Island]].<ref>[http://www.pgpb.ru/cd/primor/first/shkot.htm Шкот Николай Яковлевич] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723190339/http://www.pgpb.ru/cd/primor/first/shkot.htm |date=2011-07-23 }}</ref> In 1860, Shkot became one of the founders of [[Vladivostok]], the largest city in the Russian Far East and capital of Primorsky Krai, at the south-western tip of [[Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula]]. Shkot also founded a [[hydrograph]]ic post on the site of modern [[Nakhodka]] and another in [[Posyet Bay]]. From October 2, 1864, Shkot was appointed captain over Russian ports on the [[Pacific Ocean]], and in 1868 was promoted to [[Captain rank|captain]] 1st rank. |
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Shkot began to suffer from a serious illness in 1870, returning to [[Saint Petersburg]] where he died on September 1, and was buried in Krasnenkoye Cemetery. Several sites in southern Primorsky Krai were named in honor of Shkot, including [[Shkot Island]] in the [[Eugénie Archipelago]], the town of [[Shkotovo]], the [[Shkotovka River]], and a [[Cape (geography)|cape]] in [[Olga Bay]]. |
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An [[Shkot Island|island]] in [[Sea of Japan]], a [[Shkotovo|village]] and a [[Shkotovka River|river]] in [[Primorsky Krai|South Primorye]], and a cape in [[Olga Bay]] are named after him. |
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*[[Peter the Great Gulf]] |
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* [[Pavel Shkot]], a [[brother]] of Nikolay Shkot, a [[vice-admiral]]. |
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Nikolay Shkot | |
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 Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot | |
| Born | 26 December 1829 Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 September 1870 (aged 40) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot (Russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Шкот; 26 December 1829 – 1 September 1870) was a Russian sailor and explorer, best known for one of the earliest expeditions of the Russian Far East, and as a founder of Vladivostok.
Biography
[edit]Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot was born in 1829 in Makaryevsky District, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire, and graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps of the Imperial Russian Navy. His brother, Pavel Shkot, was a vice-admiral. Shkot was promoted to midshipman in 1848, and participated in the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, during which he was badly wounded in the battle. Shkot became a senior commander of the troopship Yaponets at the rank of lieutenant in 1856, before accepting command of corvette-steamship Amerika a year later on June 6, 1857. Shkot led an expedition in Amerika to the recently acquired region of the Russian Far East known as Russian Manchuria, which had been ceded by Qing China to the Russian Empire. The expedition recorded numerous geographic discoveries in largely undocumented region, particularly along the coast of modern Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin, including Peter the Great Gulf, the largest gulf in the Sea of Japan, Nakhodka Bay, and Moneron Island.[1] In 1860, Shkot became one of the founders of Vladivostok, the largest city in the Russian Far East and capital of Primorsky Krai, at the south-western tip of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula. Shkot also founded a hydrographic post on the site of modern Nakhodka and another in Posyet Bay. From October 2, 1864, Shkot was appointed captain over Russian ports on the Pacific Ocean, and in 1868 was promoted to captain 1st rank.
Shkot began to suffer from a serious illness in 1870, returning to Saint Petersburg where he died on September 1, and was buried in Krasnenkoye Cemetery. Several sites in southern Primorsky Krai were named in honor of Shkot, including Shkot Island in the Eugénie Archipelago, the town of Shkotovo, the Shkotovka River, and a cape in Olga Bay.
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[edit]- ^ Шкот Николай Яковлевич Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
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