A vessel of the F-group of the 250t-class, Năluca was built by Ganz & Danubius at Fiume and nearby Porto Re, along with the rest of her group, between October 1913 and December 1916.

The Italian declaration of war against Austria in May 1915 resulted in Tb 82 F being towed to the more secure port of Pula, and she was not completed until 16 August 1916.

[6] On 28 November, Tb 82 formed part of a force of six destroyers and eight torpedo boats that bombarded targets on the Italian coast between Porto Corsini (near the Port of Ravenna) and Rimini.

[6] While fighting on the Axis side during World War II, she was involved in the minelaying operation of the Bulgarian coast in October 1941.

[9] On 9 July 1941, Năluca, aided by the motor torpedo boats Viscolul and Vijelia, sank the Soviet Shchuka-class submarine Shch-206 near Mangalia.