Zinovy Rozhestvensky

Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky
Birth name	Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky
Nickname(s)	Mad Dog [1]
Born	November 11, 1848
Died	January 14, 1909(1909-01-14) (aged 60) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service	1868–1906
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Baltic Fleet
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War Russo-Japanese War Battle of Tsushima
Awards	Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir

Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky^[2] (Russian: Зиновий Петрович Рожественский, tr. Zinoviy Petrovich Rozhestvenskiy; November 11 [O.S. October 30] 1848 – January 14, 1909) was a Russian admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He was in command of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Battle of Tsushima, during the Russo-Japanese War.

Under Admiral Rozhestvensky's command, the Russian navy holds the record of steaming an all-steel, coal-powered battleship fleet over 18,000 miles (29,000 km) one way to engage an enemy in decisive battle (Battle of Tsushima), selecting Knyaz Suvorov, one of four brand-new battleships of the French-designed Borodino class, as his flagship for the voyage to the Pacific.