Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin

Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin

Order of the Red Star nr. 69503 was awarded by Order of the Black Sea Fleet of December 20, 1942 to 27- or 28-year-old Chief Petty Officer Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin, chief engineman on destroyer Boiky, 1st Destroyer Division, Black Sea Fleet.

Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin joined the Navy in 1936. During the war he served on the Black Sea Fleet destroyers Bystry ('quick') and Boiky ('brisk').

After the war Mishanin was transferred to the Baltic Fleet. He was stationed in the Latvian city of Liepāja, where he served in a submarine division. He taught boiler operations to young cadets. He finished his service in 1956, having attained the rank of Warrant Officer. Mishanin died in 1987.

Award citation

Concerning: Chief Petty Officer Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin, chief engineman on destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet

Name of the award: Order of the Red Star

1. Year of birth: 1914
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Social situation and background: Worker from a family of peasants
4. Party membership and period: Candidate member of the Communist Party since 1942
5. Since when in the Red Army or Red Navy: Since 1937
6. Participation in the Civil War: No
7. Wounds and contusions: Received a wound and contusion aboard the destroyer Bystry ["Quick"]
8. Earlier recommendations for awards and for what: No
9. Which commendations and awards and for what: Received several commendations
10. Service in the White Army or other bourgeois armies and time spent in captivity: No
11. Permanent address: Destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

When leaving for a combat operation on November 30, 1942 a leakage in the coolers appeared. A rise of the salinity threatened the ship's speed and the maneuvering capabilities of the main turbines. Chief Petty Officer Mishanin didn't abandon his post for three days and through his skillful operation of the machinery, his technically adequate switching, and the resourcefulness and initiative he displayed, he quickly prevented the boiler water from salting, guaranteeing the speed and manoeuvrability of the ship during the period of operations, both when the ship itself attacked and when it was being shelled by enemy ships. During the raid on Yalta comrade Mishanin organized the excellent maintenance of the boilers using grease and water, in spite of the fact that the ship moved at high speed for several hours. The materiel was working in an excellent fashion. During one combat operation the ship was damaged by an enemy shell, after which comrade Mishanin, being the head of the emergency response team, repaired the damage, enabling the ship to continue fighting. He is an excellent specialist and a strong-willed commander. Comrade Mishanin deserves the Order of the Red Star.

Commanding officer of destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet
Captain 3rd Grade [Lieutenant Commander] [signed] /G. Godlevsky/
December 6, 1942

Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin

Order of the Red Star nr. 69503, reverse

Order of the Red Star nr. 69503, obverse and reverse

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Destroyer Boiky