Vyacheslav Popov (admiral)

Admiral Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Popov (Russian: Вячесла́в Алексе́евич Попо́в; born 22 November 1946) is a retired admiral of the Russian Navy who commanded the Northern Fleet from 1999–2001, with his service period notably including the Kursk submarine disaster.[1]

Popov in 2015

He was appointed Commander of the Northern Fleet on 29 January 1999. In August 2000 a major exercise was under way, in which the Kursk had a torpedo explosion. He handed over command on 15 December 2001.

References
  1. Aldis, Anne C.; McDermott, Roger N. (2004). Russian Military Reform, 1992-2002. Routledge. p. 176. ISBN 9781135754693.
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