Nikolai Mikhailovich Kharlamov (Russian: Никола́й Миха́йлович Харла́мов; 19 December 1905 – 9 April 1983) was a Soviet military leader and admiral.

[1] Following the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, Kharlamov was sent to Great Britain and the United States as part of the Soviet military mission led by General Filipp Golikov.

Already in London on 20 July 1941, he was appointed naval attaché at the Soviet Embassy in Great Britain and remained in this post until October 1944.

He made a significant contribution to the discovery of the opening of Second Front in Europe and participated in Operation Overlord aboard the HMS Mauritius.

[1] His awards include:[7] An Udaloy-class destroyer of the Soviet and Russian Navy Admiral Kharlamov was commissioned in honor of him on 1 April 1990 and was assigned to the Northern Fleet.