Shchedrin was born in Tuapse and joined the merchant navy as a fourteen-year-old. He continued his education at a marine college and graduated as a navigator in 1932.
Shchedrin joined the navy's submarine service in 1934. He commanded boats M-5 and Shch-110 and won first prize in the Soviet Pacific Fleet in 1939 to 1941. In 1941 he was given command of the new Soviet S-class submarineS-56.
In 1942 Shchedrin led a flotilla of six submarines from the Pacific fleet to join the Red Banner Northern Fleet across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans via the Panama Canal. This squadron reached Polyarnyy in March 1943. The S-56 carried out 8 war patrols sinking two transports and two warships. Shchedrin was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on 5 November 1944.
Shchedrin was chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet's 2nd submarine squadron from 1946–1950. In 1950-53 he was base commander at Świnoujście, Poland. In 1954 he graduated from the general staff academy with the gold medal and was promoted to vice admiral. He commanded the Kamchatka Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet until 1959 when he joined Navy staff. He was editor of the navy's magazine Morskoy Sbornik (Морской сборник) between 1969 and 1973.
Shchedrin retired in 1973 and died in Moscow in 1995.
Морозов, М. Э., Кулагин, К. Л. «Эски» в бою. Подводные лодки Маринеско, Щедрина, Лисина. — М.: Коллекция, Яуза, ЭКСМО, 2008. — 128 с. — ISBN978-5-699-25627-3
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grigory, shchedrin, grigoriy, ivanovich, shchedrin, russian, Григо, рий, Ива, нович, Щедри, 1912, 1995, soviet, navy, submarine, commander, admiral, hero, soviet, uniongrigoriy, ivanovich, shchedrinborn, 1912, december, 1912tuapse, russian, empirediedjanuary, . Grigoriy Ivanovich Shchedrin Russian Grigo rij Iva novich Shedri n 1912 1995 was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and admiral He was a Hero of the Soviet UnionGrigoriy Ivanovich ShchedrinBorn 1912 12 01 December 1 1912Tuapse Russian EmpireDiedJanuary 7 1995 1995 01 07 aged 82 MoscowAllegiance Soviet UnionService wbr branchSoviet NavyYears of service1934 1973RankVice AdmiralBattles warsWorld War II AwardsHero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner four times Order of Nakhimov Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star Order of the Red Banner of LabourShchedrin was born in Tuapse and joined the merchant navy as a fourteen year old He continued his education at a marine college and graduated as a navigator in 1932 Shchedrin joined the navy s submarine service in 1934 He commanded boats M 5 and Shch 110 and won first prize in the Soviet Pacific Fleet in 1939 to 1941 In 1941 he was given command of the new Soviet S class submarine S 56 In 1942 Shchedrin led a flotilla of six submarines from the Pacific fleet to join the Red Banner Northern Fleet across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans via the Panama Canal This squadron reached Polyarnyy in March 1943 The S 56 carried out 8 war patrols sinking two transports and two warships Shchedrin was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on 5 November 1944 Shchedrin was chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet s 2nd submarine squadron from 1946 1950 In 1950 53 he was base commander at Swinoujscie Poland In 1954 he graduated from the general staff academy with the gold medal and was promoted to vice admiral He commanded the Kamchatka Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet until 1959 when he joined Navy staff He was editor of the navy s magazine Morskoy Sbornik Morskoj sbornik between 1969 and 1973 Shchedrin retired in 1973 and died in Moscow in 1995 Honours and awards editHero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner four times Order of Nakhimov 2nd class Order of the Patriotic War 1st class Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star Medal For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 References editpage in Russian Morozov M E Kulagin K L Eski v boyu Podvodnye lodki Marinesko Shedrina Lisina M Kollekciya Yauza EKSMO 2008 128 s ISBN 978 5 699 25627 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grigory Shchedrin amp oldid 1154245798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
