From January to April 1916, "Leytenant Zatsarenny" took part in the Trebizond Campaign, a Russian land and amphibious offensive that resulted in the capture of the Turkish cite of Trabzon. On 2 November (NS) (20 October (OS)) that year, "Leytenant Zatsarenny", along with sister ship and the destroyer , carried out a raid against Turkish coastal craft hidden at the mouth of the Terme River, with 20 Turkish barges and sailing craft being captured or destroyed.