Early on 8 January 1916, "Leytenant Shestakov" and the destroyer sank the collier , on passage to Zonguldak to load coal, off Kirpen island. Later that day, the Turkish battlecruiser "Yavûz Sultân Selîm", which had been tasked to cover "Carmen" as the collier arrived at Zonguldak, spotted the two destroyers and set off in pursuit. The Russian destroyers signalled the presence of "Yavûz" by radio, and the intercepted "Yavûz", resulting in the action of 8 January 1916, in which the two capital ships briefly exchanged fire. From September 1916, "Leytenant Shestakov" was deployed in support of the left flank of the Russian-Romanian armies during the Romanian Campaign.