Grigory Spiridov

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Grigory Spiridov
Григорий Спиридов
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Born	Grigory Andreyevich Spiridov 1713 Vyborg, Tsardom of Russia
Died	April 19, 1790(1790-04-19) (aged 76–77) Moscow, Moskovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Burial place	Family crypt in the village of Nagorye [ru], Pereyaslavsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate
Nationality	Russian
Citizenship
Occupation	Imperial Russian Navy
Years active	1723–1774
Era	Modern period
Known for	Battle of Chesma
Honours	Order of Saint Andrew Order of Saint George

Grigory Andreyevich Spiridov (Russian: Григорий Андреевич Спиридов) (1713, Vyborg – 19 April [O.S. 8 April] 1790, Moscow) was a leading Russian naval commander and admiral (1769). One of the greatest naval commanders in Russian history.^[1]