The Orfey-class destroyers were built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were modified versions of the earlier destroyer RUSSIAN DESTROYER Novik and the Derzky-class destroyers. These ships were larger, had triple torpedo tubes and an extra 102 mm gun. One ship, Engels, was fitted with a 305 mm recoilless rifle for testing in 1934. Fourteen ships were completed in 1914–1917 and fought in World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. The survivors fought in World War II.

Ships

Built at the Putilov yard, St Petersburg Built at Metal Works, St Petersburg (Petrograd) Built by Russo Baltic Yard, Reval