Russian destroyer Azard (1916)

Azard (Russian: Аэард) was an Orfey-class destroyer of the Russian Imperial Navy. The destroyer was built by the Metal Works at Saint Petersburg, launching on 5 June 1916 and completing in October 1916. She served with the Baltic Fleet during the remainder of the First World War, and after the October Revolution joined the Bolshevik Red Fleet. She was active during the Russian Civil War, taking part in several engagements against British ships during the British campaign in the Baltic. The destroyer was renamed Zinoviev (Russian: Зиновьев) in 1922 and Artem (Russian: Aртёm) in 1928. She remained in service with the Soviet Baltic Fleet when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, and was sunk by a mine on 28 August 1941.

Russian destroyer Azard (1916)

Azard (Russian: Аэард) was an Orfey-class destroyer of the Russian Imperial Navy. The destroyer was built by the Metal Works at Saint Petersburg, launching on 5 June 1916 and completing in October 1916. She served with the Baltic Fleet during the remainder of the First World War, and after the October Revolution joined the Bolshevik Red Fleet. She was active during the Russian Civil War, taking part in several engagements against British ships during the British campaign in the Baltic. The destroyer was renamed Zinoviev (Russian: Зиновьев) in 1922 and Artem (Russian: Aртёm) in 1928. She remained in service with the Soviet Baltic Fleet when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, and was sunk by a mine on 28 August 1941.