Stepan Makipov - an outstanding Russian naval commander, shipbuilder, navigator, oceanographic scientist, polar explorer. He was born in Nikolaev on December 27, 1848 (January 8, 1849). From his youth, Stepan Osipovich connected his fate with the sea and did not betray him for the rest of his life. "Ermak", on which he twice sailed to the Arctic. In February 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, he was appointed Commander of the Pacific Squadron. He takes an active part in the defense of Port Arthur. On March 31, 1904 (April 13, according to a new style), he tragically died on the battleship Petropavlovsk. Podorvas on an enemy mine. July 24, 1913 in Kronstadt built a monument to him.