Menzhinskiy was one of nine
Project 11351 ships launched between 1982 and 1992. Project 11351, the
Nerey (, "
Nereus") class, was the patrol version of the Project 1135
Burevestnik for the Soviet Maritime Border Troops. The ships were designated
Border Patrol Ship (, PSKR) to reflect their role as patrol ships of the Border Troops. In comparison to other members of the class, Project 11351 ships has a helipad and hangar for a
Kamov Ka-27PS search-and-rescue helicopter astern, in exchange to losing one 100 mm gun, one twin-arm surface-to-air missile launcher and the
URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14 'Silex') anti-ship missile launchers. NATO classified the vessels as 'Krivak III'-class
frigates.
Menzhinskiy was
long overall, with a
beam of and a
draught of . Displacing
standard and
full load, the ship's power were provided by two DT59 and two DS71
gas turbines arranged in a
COGAG installation, driving two fixed-pitch
propellers. Design speed was and range at . The
ship's complement was 192, including 31 officers.
Armament and sensors Menzhinskiy was armed with one
AK-100 gun mounted forward of the bridge and two
AK-630M close-in weapon system autocannons mounted on each side of the helicopter hangar. Defence against aircraft was provided by twenty
4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4 'Gecko')
surface-to-air missiles which were launched from one set of twin-arm ZIF-122 launchers, mounted aft of the fore 100 mm gun. For anti-submarine warfare, the ship were equipped with a pair of
RBU-6000 Smerch-2 12-barrel
anti-submarine rocket launchers and a pair of PTA-53-1135 quadruple launchers for
torpedoes, consisted of either
53-65K wake homing torpedo or
SET-65 anti-submarine homing torpedo. The ship can also carry 16
naval mines. The ship sensor suites includes
Sapfir-U7 combat management system, one
Vaigach-Nayada navigation radar, and the MP-401
Start Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system. As with other Project 11351 ships,
Menzhinskiy was supposed to be equipped with the more advanced MR-760
Fregat-MA air/surface radar, but due to delays the ship's radar was substituted with MR-310A
Angara-A instead.
Fire control for the guns consisted of MR-184
Lev radar for the 100 mm gun and
Vympel-A radar for the 30 mm autocannons. An extensive
sonar complex was fitted, including the bow-mounted MGK-335S
Platina-S and the
towed-array MG-345
Bronza. The vessel was also equipped with two PK-16 and two PK-10 decoy-dispenser system, which used
chaff as a form of
missile defense. ==Construction and career==