

( HH11)Īfter Wesley Matthews was killed in the destruction of the Blackbird Yard during the Mesan Alignment Navy's Operation Oyster Bay, Yanakov was recalled to Grayson to become the new High Admiral. ( HH8)Īs the commanding officer of the Eighth Fleet's Task Force 82, he sprang the trap that destroyed Admiral Giscard's squadron in the Battle of Lovat. When he ordered the fleet to open fire on the Havenite units that were attacking the Basilisk System in the Second Battle of Basilisk, his order to all GSN units was: " Lady Harrington and no mercy!" This battlecry was a reference to Honor Harrington, whom the Graysons believed to be dead at the time. Promoted to full Admiral, he commanded the Grayson contingent of the Eighth Fleet from his flagship, GSNS Honor Harrington. ( HH4)Īfter several irregular incidents aboard the heavy cruiser GNS Francis Mueller, Yanakov questioned the crew and had the First Officer removed from the ship. Holding the rank of Rear Admiral, he served as a division commander in the First Battle Squadron.

( HH8)Īnother of his cousins was Anastasia Yanakov, the first Grayson woman to complete armsman training. He was also a third cousin of Zack Yanakov, a fellow officer in the GSN. He was a nephew of Bernard Yanakov, who was considered one of the GSN's greatest heroes.
