Nikolai Skrydlov

Nikolai Illarionovich Skrydlov , was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy.

Skrydlov was born in Pskov to the family of a career naval officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, and graduated from the Sea Cadet Corps in 1862. He rose to prominence during the RussoTurkish War , where he commanded the small river minelayer Shutka on the Danube, which successful sank an Ottoman monitor onJune 1877. He was awarded the Order of St George, 4th class after he was wounded in combat.

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