Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Perun () aiva mucherechedzi akavakirwa Imperial Russian Navy pakati pe1860s. Kugadzirwa kwacho kwakanga kwakavakirwa paAmerica, asi kwakashandurwa kuti zvienderane nemichina yeRussia, pfuti uye unyanzvi hwokuvaka. Achipedza basa rake rose neBaltic Fleet, ngarava yacho yaingoshanda chete apo Gulf of Finland yakanga isina kuoma nechando, asi zvishomanana zvikuru zvinozivikanwa pamusoro pebasa rake. "Perun" yakabviswa muRondedzero yeNavy muna 1900 ndokuva ngarava inotyaira. Yakatumidzwazve zita rokuti "Lotsiia" (Pilot) muna 1915, ngarava yacho yakakuvadzwa munguva ye
Kumukira kweKronstadt kwa1921 uye kwakaiswa pashure pacho. Yakatsikwa-tsikwa nemvura makore matatu gare gare uye ipapo matongo ayo akaparadzwa.