The Russian Navy intended the ship for service with the Russian Arctic flotilla, and Peresvet sailed for the Arctic, but struck two mines off Port Said, Egypt, on 4 January 1917. The mines, laid by the German submarine , sank Peresvet with the loss of 167 lives after she had caught fire.
The Russian Navy planned to deploy the ship in the Russian Arctic flotilla, and Peresvet set sail for the Arctic but struck two mines off Port Said, Egypt, on January 4, 1917. The mines, laid by a German submarine, caused Peresvet to sink with the loss of 167 lives after she caught fire.