Samuel Greig

Samuel Greig
Samuel Greig
	Portrait by Dmitry Levitzky, 18th century
Birth name	Samuel Greig
Born	30 November 1735; Inverkeithing, Scotland
Died	26 October 1788; Reval, Russian Empire
Buried	St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
Allegiance	Great Britain; Empire of Russia
Branch	Royal Navy; Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service	1758–1764 (Britain); 1764–1788 (Russia)
Rank	Lieutenant (Britain); Admiral (Russia)
Commands	Trekh Ierarkhov; Pobeda; Sviatoi Velikomuchenik Isidor
Battles / wars	Seven Years' War Capture of Gorée; Raid on Le Havre; Battle of Quiberon Bay; Siege of Havana; ; Russo-Turkish War Orlov Revolt Siege of Modon (1770); ; Battle of Chesma; Siege of Lemnos (1770); Bombardment of Negropont; Blockade of the Dardanelles; Siege of the Mytilene Fortress; Assault on the Chesma Fortress; ; Russo-Swedish War Battle of Hogland; Blockade of Sveaborg; ;
Awards	Order of Saint George 2nd class; Order of Saint Anna; Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky; Order of Saint Vladimir 1st class; Order of Saint Andrew
Relations	Aleksey Greig (son); Samuil Greig (grandson)

Samuel Greig, also known as Samuil Karlovich Greig, (Russian: Самуил Карлович Грейг; 30 November 1735 – 26 October [O.S. 15 October] 1788) was a Scottish-born Russian naval officer who distinguished himself in the Battle of Chesma (1770) and the Battle of Hogland (1788). His son Aleksey Greig also served in the Imperial Russian Navy.