Bruno von Vietinghoff

Bruno Alexandrovich von Vietinghoff (December 2, 1849 – May 27, 1905) was a Russian Captain 1st Rank of Baltic German origin. He was known for commanding the Navarin during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-Japanese War before being killed in the battle after the ship sunk.

Biography Bruno was born on December 2, 1849, as a member of the House of Vietinghoff which was a Baltic German noble family. He enrolled in the Naval Cadet Corps on September 15, 1866. While training, he was aboard the Gromoboi from June 3 to August 20, 1867, the Bayan from May 2 to August 18, 1868, the Marevo from May 25 to August 17, 1869, the Peresvet from June 11 to September 2, 1870, and the Memory of Mercury from October 13, 1870, to March 1, 1871. He graduated as Garde de la Marine on April 11, 1870 and was appointed to the 2nd Naval Crew on May 14. Vietinghoff sailed on the Pervenets from August 18 to September 25, 1871, and the Petropavlovsk from June 3 to September 25, 1871. He was promoted to Michman on April 11, 1872, and was a student at the Shooting Club from November 6, 1872, to September 3, 1873, before being transferred to the on October 3, 1873.

From November 18, 1873, to 1874, he commanded the customs schooner Zorkaya, the Chasovoy from 1875 to 1877, promoted to Lieutenant on January 1, 1876, and assigned to the 6th Naval Crew on May 3, 1876, and was assigned to the 9th company of the Smerch before being at the disposal of the commander of the Customs Cruiser Flotilla on March 26, 1878. Vietinghoff commanded the Strazh from April 8, 1878, to April 23, 1884, and from April 7 to September 9, 1885, on the Zhemchug and was transferred to the 7th Naval Crew. On September 39, 1885, Vietinghoff was appointed to Komendor classes, promoted to Captain 2nd rank on January 1, 1887, and made Assistant chief for combat and economic parts 6 days later. He was made the senior officer of the Manjur from February 28 to July 22, 1887, commander of the Samoyed on November 4, 1891, and given command of the Smerch again on January 1, 1893. and during the Battle of Tsushima, he was severely wounded on the stomach and legs from a Japanese shrapnel while at the top and decided to go down with the ship. Mikhail Osipovich Menshikov wrote a letter to the Russian government to memorialize the battle, writing:

Awards Order of Saint Stanislaus, III Class (April 13, 1875) Order of Saint Anna, III Class (April 20, 1880) Order of Saint Vladimir, IV Class (August 22, 1886) Order of Saint Vladimir II Class (January 1, 1890) Order of Saint Anna, II Class (June 6, 1896)

Foreign Awards Order of the Lion and the Sun, II Class (June 13, 1896)