Yakov Legzdin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yakov Legzdin

Soviet chip captain

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1893

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1954

Profession: military personnel, seafarer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Yakov Petrovich Legzdin (Russian: ??o? ???????? ??????? (????? ????????? ?????????), Latvian: Jekabs Legzdinš,)) (September 24, 1893 Bolderaja, Russian Empire — 1954, Leningrad, Soviet Union) — was the captain of the icebreaking ship Krasin from 1932 to 1933.
He also captained the S.
Makarov, Jakutija, and Papanin during the course of his career. A cape and gulf in the Barents Sea are named in honor of Legzdin.