''Zabiyaka'' (Russian: Забияка) was one of eight s built for the
Russian Imperial Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from a ...
during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Completed in 1916, she served with the
Baltic Fleet and joined the
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
Red Fleet after the
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key mome ...
of 1918. She was active during the
Russian Civil War
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, partof = the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of World War I
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, taking part in several engagements against British ships during the
British campaign in the Baltic. The destroyer was renamed ''Uritski'' (Russian: Урицкий) in 1922. She was assigned to the
Baltic Fleet when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 (
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa (german: link=no, Unternehmen Barbarossa; ) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War. The operation, code-named after ...
), and survived the war to be
scrapped in 1953.
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Orfey-class destroyers
Destroyers of the Imperial Russian Navy
Ships built in Russia
1914 ships
World War I destroyers of Russia
Destroyers of the Soviet Navy