Ivan Kapitanets
Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets (Russian: Ива́н Матве́евич Капита́нец; 10 January 1928 – 25 September 2018)[1] was a Russian admiral of the fleet who served in the Soviet Navy.
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| Born | January 10, 1928 North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | September 25, 2018 (aged 90) Moscow, Russia |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1941–1992 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held | Baltic Fleet Soviet Northern Fleet |
Kapitanets entered the Navy in 1946 and graduated from the Caspian Higher Naval School in 1950. After graduation he joined the Northern Fleet and served as torpedo officer on the destroyer Okrylenny. He completed the Higher Special Officer Classes in 1958 and commanded the destroyers Ostry and Otryvisty of the Northern Fleet.
After completing the Naval Academy in 1961 he commanded a destroyer squadron of the Northern Fleet. Kapitanets graduated from the General Staff Academy in 1970 and was deputy commander of the 5th Operational Squadron (the Soviet Mediterranean squadron) between 1970 and 1973.
In 1973 Kapitanets was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and commanded the Kamchatka Flotilla. He was promoted to vice admiral in 1975.
Kapitanets was deputy commander of the Baltic Fleet in 1978 and commanded this fleet in 1981-85 when he was promoted to commander of the Northern Fleet. Kapitanets was made first deputy commander of the Soviet Navy and Admiral of the Fleet in 1988. He retired in 1992.
In retirement Kapitanets consulted for the Russian Government on naval matters and was a member of the Academy of Military Sciences. He was also the author of several books on Russian naval history.
