Helped sink British submarine L55 and three British motor boats. Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 together with sister ships Konstantin and Svoboda during an attempted sortie to support Red Army forces defending Petrograd against the advance of Yudenich's white forces. The accompanying Azard managed to manoeuvre out of the minefield but 485 men were lost.
Konstantin
12 Jun 1915
Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 in the same operation as Gavril.
Vladimir renamed Svoboda
18 Aug 1915
Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 in the same operation as Gavril.
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