 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Ngarava iyi yakatorwa neSoviet Navy musi wa18 September 1940, panguva iyo varume vashanu chete vevashandi vomungarava iyi vakanga vasara kuti vadzidzise vashandi vatsva veSoviet. Pashure pokutanga kwehondo yeGermany neRussiaMuna June 1941, Kalev yakawedzerwazve, ine vashandi vanotaura chiRussian zvachose, kunyange zvazvo zita rekutanga Kalev rakachengetedzwa. Mukati meHondo Yenyika Yechipiri Kalev yakabatanidzwa mumabasa ehondo sechikamu cheSoviet Baltic Fleet. Kalev haana kudzoka kubva kunzendo yake yechipiri uye akanzi haana kuonekwa kubva musi wa 29 October 1941. 