She was evacuated from Sevastopol as the Germans approached in May 1918 .
She was was scuttled in Novorossiysk harbor the following month when the Germans demanded that the Soviets hand her over according to the terms of the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk .
She was evacuated from Sevastopol as the Germans approached in May 1918 , but was scuttled in Novorossiysk harbor the following month when the Germans demanded that the Soviets hand her over according to the terms of the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk .