The Izyaslav-class were a group of destroyers 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

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. They were modified versions of the Orfey-class destroyer

Orfey class destroyer

The Orfey-class destroyers were built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were modified versions of the Novik and the Derzky-class destroyers. These ships were larger, had triple torpedo tubes and an extra gun. Fourteen ships were completed in 1914 - 1917 and fought in World...

 built in Russia with the assistance of the French Company Augustin Normand. These ships fought in World War I

World War I

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, Russian Civil War

Russian Civil War

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, Estonian War of Independence, and World War II

World War II

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Design

The ships were an enlarged version of previous designs with a longer raised forecastle, and FRAM type anti-rolling tanks. An extra 4-inch gun was added and the number of torpedo tubes reduced.

Ships

These ships were built by Bocker and Lange in Reval, Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. The ships were delayed due to ordering machinery from Switzerland

Switzerland

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 which was embargoed on the outbreak of World War I. New machinery was ordered from Britain

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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ship	Launched	Fate
Avtroil - renamed Lennuk - renamed Almirante Guise BAP Almirante Guise BAP Almirante Guise was a destroyer in service with the Peruvian Navy from 1933 to 1954. She was a rebuilt type of the Russian Izijaslav class Avtroil and later renamed Lennuk destroyer...	13 January 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
Izyaslav - renamed Karl Marx	27 June 1915	Sunk 8 August 1941
Prymyslav - renamed Kalinin	9 August 1915	Sunk 28 August 1941
Bryachislav	1 October 1915	Evacuated to Petrograd but scrapped incomplete 1923
Fedor Stratilat	1915	Evacuated to Petrograd but scrapped incomplete 1923