the Naval Cadet Corps
Grigory Ivanovich Butakov
Ivan Ivanovich Butakov
Alexey Ivanovich Butakov was born on February 19, 1816, in Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. He belonged to a noble family; Alexey's family kept strong maritime traditions: his father was a Vice-Admiral, and four of his five brothers were admirals.
In 1832 Alexey Ivanovich graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps (1832), then he served in the Baltic. He was well-educated, fluent in several European languages: Italian and Portuguese.
Since 1832, Alexey Ivanovich served in the Navy, and in 1840 participated in the sea travel Kronstadt-Cape of Good Hope-Kamchatka-Cape horn-Kronstadt as a senior officer on the transport "ABO". He described his impressions about this voyage in the essays Pulo-Penang. Singapore. Manila and their continuation Notes of Russian officer during a trip around the world in 1840, 1841, and 1842. In 1838, he translated from English the story of F. Marrnet Three yachts and Travels in the Niger ... M.G. Lerda and R.A. Oldfield.
In the 40s Alexey Ivanovich continues to publish fascinating translations related to his interests as a traveler: Remarks and anecdotes about the South African lion by Tomleon (1843), New Zealand whalers by J. Wakefield and the popular work of the famous Portuguese traveler of the 16th century The Wanderings of the Portuguese Fernand-Mendezo Pinto, described by him ... (1847), etc.
Alexey Ivanovich was the first, together with I.I. Vvedensky, to translate Dombey and son by Dickens. The translation was made on a professional level, although it differed in some literalism. In 1846, he was invited by F. F. Bellingshausen as a flag officer on a squadron of United divisions during maneuvers in the Gulf of Finland, after which he was appointed commander of the sailing schooner Rainbow. In 1848, he was appointed the head of an expedition to explore the Aral sea. In Orenburg, the schooner Constantine was built. By the summer of 1848, it was delivered to the Raimskoye fortification near the mouth of the Syr-Darya.
On January 27, 1849, Alexey Ivanovich was admitted to the Russian Geographical Society as a full member. In 1850, based on Butakov's research, the Hydrographic Department of the Maritime Ministry issued a Sea map of the Aral sea. In the same year, he was sent to Sweden to order 2 ships for the Aral flotilla. In 1852, the steamers Perovsky and Obruchev were delivered in the disassembled form to the fortification of Raim.
In January 1860, Alexey Ivanovich was sent to England and the United States to order 2 steamers, a floating dock, and a barge for the Aral flotilla. In 1862, the steamers Aral and Syrdarya were launched in Kazalinsk. During the summer of 1863, an inventory of the Syr Darya from Perovsk was carried out for 807 km.
In 1864, Alexey Ivanovich moved to Saint Petersburg and continued his service in the Baltic sea. in 1865, he was appointed Junior flagship of the armored squadron of the Baltic fleet. on October 15, 1867, he was promoted to the rank of rear Admiral, then commanded a detachment of ships in the Mediterranean.
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