The Orfey-class destroyers were built for the Baltic Fleet

Baltic Fleet

The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...

 of the Imperial Russian Navy

Imperial Russian Navy

The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...

. They were modified versions of the Novik

Russian destroyer Novik (1913)

Novík was a destroyer of the Russian Imperial Navy, commissioned in 1913 where she served with the Baltic Fleet during World War I. She joined the Bolsheviks in November 1917 and was later renamed Yakov Sverdlov.-History:...

 and the Derzky-class destroyer

Derzky class destroyer

The Derzky- or Bespokoiny-class destroyers were built for the Imperial Russian Navy just before World War I. Nine ships were built for the Black Sea Fleet These ships were a derivative of the Novik, but were slightly smaller...

s. These ships were larger, had triple torpedo tubes and an extra 4 inches (102 mm) gun. Fourteen ships were completed in 1914 - 1917 and fought in World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War

Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War

The Allied intervention was a multi-national military expedition launched in 1918 during World War I which continued into the Russian Civil War. Its operations included forces from 14 nations and were conducted over a vast territory...

. The survivors fought in World War II.

Ships

Built at the Putilov yard, St Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

Ship	Launched	Fate
Kapitan Belli renamed Karl Leibnecht	29 Oct 1915	Transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet. Broken up 1950s
Kapitan Izylmetev renamed Lenin	4 Nov 1914	Scuttled 24 June 1941 at Liepāja Liepaja Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...  while under repair
Kapitan Kern renamed Kuibishev	27 Aug 1915	Transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet. Broken up 1950s
Kapitan Kanon renamed Zotov	23 Oct 1915	Broken up incomplete 1923
Kapitan Kroun	5 Aug 1916	Broken up incomplete 1923
Kapitan I ranga Miklucha Maklai renamed Spartak (1917) renamed Vambola renamed Almirante Villar	27 Aug 1915	Captured by the British in 1919, given to the Estonian Navy Estonian Navy The Merevägi is the navy of Republic of Estonia and is part of the unified Kaitsevägi .In total, there are about four commissioned ships in the Estonian Navy, including three auxiliary ships; the displacement of the navy is under 10,000 tonnes making it one of the smallest navies in the world...  and sold by the Estonians to Peru Peruvian Navy The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral...  in 1933. Scrapped in 1954 ref
Lieutenant Dubasov	9 Sep 1916	Broken up incomplete 1923
Lieutenant Ilin renamed Voikov	28 Nov 1914	transferred to the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Broken up 1950s

Built at Metal Works, St Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

 (Petrograd)

Ship	Launched	Fate
Orfei	5 Jun 1916	Broken up 1929, after sustaining irreparable mine damage in 1917
Azard renamed Artem	5 Jun 1916	Sank British submarine L55 HMS L55 HMS L55 was a British L class submarine built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Clyde. She was laid down on 21 September 1917 and was commissioned on 19 December 1918.- British service :...  during the Russian Civil War Russian Civil War The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a... , sunk 28 August 1941 by mines
Desna renamed Engels	4 Nov 1915	Sunk 25 Aug 1941 by mines
Grom	5 Jun 1915	Sunk 14 Oct 1917, during the Battle of Moon Sound Battle of Moon Sound The Battle of Moon Sound was a naval battle in World War I, fought on 17 October 1917 between naval forces of the German and Russian Empires in the Baltic Sea....
Letun	4 Nov 1915	Broken up 1925, after sustaining irreparable mine damage in 1917
Pobiditel renamed Volodarski	5 Nov 1914	Sunk 28 August 1941
Samson renamed Stalin	5 Jun 1915	transferred to the Soviet Pacific fleet via the Arctic in 1936, Broken up 1953
Zabiyaka renamed Uritski	5 Nov 1914	transferred to the Northern Fleet, Broken up 1953

Built by Russo Baltic Yard, Reval

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

Ship	Launched	Fate
Gavril	5 Jan 1915	Helped sink British submarine L55 HMS L55 HMS L55 was a British L class submarine built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Clyde. She was laid down on 21 September 1917 and was commissioned on 19 December 1918.- British service :... . Sunk by mines 21 October 1919
Konstantin	12 Jun 1915	Sunk by mines 21 October 1919
Vladimir renamed Svoboda	18 Aug 1915	Sunk by mines 21 October 1919
Mikhail	1916	towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923
Mechislav	1916	towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923
Sokol	1917	towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923

See also