Senyavin

Senyavin

Senyavin ( _ru. Сенявин) (sometimes misspelled as Sinyavin) is a Russian noble family ("dvoryans"), famous for its Imperial Russian Navy officers.

*Aleksey Senyavin (1716-1797), a Russian admiral
*Dmitry Senyavin, a Russian admiral who ranks among the greatest seamen of the Napoleonic Wars
*Ivan Akimovich Senyavin (?-1726), a Russian rear admiral, head of the port of Astrakhan
*Ivan Grigoryevich Senyavin (1801-1851), a Russian statesman and senator
*Lev Senyavin (1805-1861), a Russian statesman and senator
*Naum Senyavin, a Russian vice admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy
*Nikolai Senyavin, a Russian vice admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy

Named after them:

*Admiral Senyavin (battleship) (Russian battleship Admiral Senyavin)
*Admiral Senyavin class of battleships
*Senyavin Islands, a group of islands which belong to the Federated States of Micronesia
*Senyavin Strait, a strait in the Bering Sea


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