Portrait of Admiral Osip Deribas [1749-1800] by an unknown artist of the second half of the 18th century. Deribas, a Spanish national, entered Russian service in 1772 and was promoted to Admiral of the Russian Navy in 1799. Distinguished himself in several battles of Russo-Turkish wars, commanded a galley flotilla and a landing party during the assault on Izmail fortress in 1790. Supervised construction of Odessa port and city. State Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 28.06.1996
- Date published: 01.01.2007
- Author: Alexey Varfolomeev
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: ДП96-1748, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 2480x3234px, 2.3Mb