Built for the Black Sea Fleet, it carried out raids against Ottoman supply convoys along the coast of Anatolia and was responsible for sinking 24 ships, for a total of 1,270 gross register tons (GRT).

The 1911 naval program approved by the State Duma included the order of six submarines for the Black Sea Fleet, which ended up being three Narval-class boats and three Morzh class.

In the end, a conference led by Navy Minister Stepan Voevodskiy settled the matter by ordering three submarines of each class.

[3][1] Construction of all three Narval-class submarines began in Saint Petersburg, where they were laid down in December 1911, before being transferred to the shipyards in Nikolayev for the final assembly.

[1] From late 1915 until April 1916, Kit was given modifications, this time receiving more advanced communications equipment, and it returned to service by May 1916.

[10] On 13 December 1916 the submarine rammed and destroyed a Turkish steamer near the Bosporus,[1][7] and in January 1917 it sank another seven ships in the same area.

[12] After the October Revolution, on 9 February 1918 the Central Powers recognized Ukraine's independence and the German Army took control of Crimea by May 1918.

The Central Powers wanted to divide up the ships of the Black Sea Fleet among themselves,[13] and they were also claimed by the Ukrainian People's Republic.

[3] The submarine was then taken by the Germans, and after the end of the war in November 1918 the boat was acquired by the Western Allies and the White Russian forces.