In 1919 Walker joined the 1st Destroyer Flotilla for Royal Navy operations in the Baltic. The flotilla was usually treated as one of the service's top-line destroyer formations. During the May blockade of Kronstadt, Walker fought Russian ships attempting a Bolshevik breakout. Petropavlovsk, a Gangut-class battleship, hit her twice. Walker remained operational, a demanding test of the sturdy hull Denny had built.
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Baltic intervention and damage off Kronstadt
In 1919, Walker joined the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Baltic and survived two hits during the blockade of Kronstadt.