Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Russia.

4 records1741–17414 events2 places

Chronological biography

1741

Departure for North AmericaJune 1741

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Commander of St Paul · Petropavlovsk

Chirikov commanded the St Paul as the second ship of the expedition toward North America.

Missing Landing PartiesJuly 1741

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Commander of St Paul · Southeast Alaska

Chirikov lost two landing parties sent ashore and departed when neither boat returned.

Sighting of North AmericaJuly 1741

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Commander of St Paul · Southeast Alaska

Chirikov sighted the North American coast before sending boats to investigate the shoreline.

Return to KamchatkaOctober 1741

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Commander of St Paul · Petropavlovsk

Chirikov returned to Kamchatka with a depleted crew after exploring the Alaskan coast.

Titles and roles

Captain · Commander of St Paul

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.