Austro-Hungarian service

On the night of 28/29 November 1916, Tb 82 F, together with sister ships Tb 86 F, Tb 89 F, Tb 90 F and Tb 91 F sortied towards Valona.^[6]

On 23 March 1917, Tb 82 F was part of the 15th Torpedo-boat Group of the 9th Torpedo craft division.^[7] On 21 May 1917, the designations of Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats was revised, with the prefix letter indicating the ship's constructor being omitted, and Tb 82 F becoming Tb 82.^[8] On 19 October 1917, Tb 82 was one of a number of destroyers and torpedo boats supporting air attacks against Ancona, and on 19 November, took part in minelaying operations between Venice and Ancona with the destroyers Triglav and Reka and the torpedo boats Tb 72, Tb 86, Tb 87, Tb 89, Tb 90, Tb 91 and Tb 95.^[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]

Romanian service

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.^{[10][11][12][13]}

On 28 September 1942, Năluca was unsuccessfully attacked by the Soviet M-class submarine M-120 near the Southern coast of the Crimea.^[14]

Between 26 July and 17 September 1943, Năluca carried out 12 escort missions, between Constanța and Odessa. On 27 August, during the 8th escort, her convoy was unsuccessfully attacked by seven Soviet torpedo bombers.^[15]

On 20 August 1944, Soviet aircraft carried out a large air attack on the main Romanian port of Constanța, involving 62 bombers and 80 escorting fighters and ground attack aircraft. Năluca was sunk, along with the German submarine U-9, three German motor torpedo boats and a motor minesweeper, along with many smaller vessels.^[16][17]