Valerian Kuybyshev (Russian: Валериан Куйбышев) was an Orfey-class destroyer built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I under the name of Kapitan Kern (Russian: Капитан Керн).

Launched in 1915, construction was suspended for the rest of the war.

She was seized by the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution, but construction did not resume until 1924.

The ship was renamed Rykov (Russian: Рыков) the following year.

Completed in 1927 and serving in the Baltic Fleet, she was transferred to the Northern Flotilla six years later.