Yakov Legzdin

Yakov Petrovich Legzdin (Russian: Якoв Петрович Легздин (Екабс Бертольдс Легздиньш), Latvian: Jēkabs Legzdiņš,)) (September 24, 1893 Bolderāja, 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.

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