Nikolai Lishin

Nikolai Grigorievich Lishin was a Russian Captain 1st Rank of the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. He commanded the General-Admiral Apraksin during the Battle of Tsushima and suffered an arrest of 4 years after surrendering the ship.

Biography Nikolai was born on September 30, 1856, into a noble family from the Kherson Governorate as his parents were Lieutenant-General Grigory Nikolaevich Lishin and his wife Antonina Nikolaevna (née Erdeli). On September 15, 1872, Lishin attended the Naval Cadet Corps and graduated as a Gardes de la Marine on May 1, 1876, and promoted to Michman on August 30, 1877. He then partook in the Russo-Turkish War while serving in the Black Sea Fleet and made a part of the 5th Naval Crew on January 2, 1880. On October 21, 1881, Lishin took courses at the Training Artillery Detachment to become a senior artillery officer and was promoted to Lieutenant on January 1, 1882. He also received his first command as he commanded the 3rd company of the monitor Rusalka as well as beginning to teach courses on artillery and command. By May 30, 1884, he was the battery commander of the frigate General-Admiral, head of the galvanic firing instruments of the ship on September 30, 1885, and commander of the second company on January 17, 1886. After initially retiring in 1912, Lishin re-enlisted for service following the Russian entry into World War I as a volunteer. He served as a fireworksman of the 2nd division of the 4th Heavy Artillery Brigade. In 1915, during the inspection, Emperor Nikolai II noticed a gray-bearded soldier with awards for bravery and, having learned who it was, restored all of his awards and Lishin was promoted back to Captain 1st Rank. On August 17, 1915, was placed back in the 2nd Baltic Naval Crew.

Awards War with Turkey (1877–78) Commemorative Medal Order of Saint Stanislaus, II Class (1895) Order of Saint Anna, II Class (December 6, 1901) Order of Saint Vladimir, IV Class (1903) for 20 companies under his command Cross of St. George (awarded 4 times)