Pskov (Russian: Псков) was a Project 11351 Nerey-class frigate (NATO reporting name Krivak III) of the Coast Guard of the Federal Security Service of Russia.
Previously the ship served in the KGB Border Troops Naval Service as Imeni 70-letiya VChK-KGB (Имени 70-летия ВЧК-КГБ).
Displacing 3,180 t (3,130 long tons) standard and 3,670 t (3,610 long tons) full load, the ship's power were provided by two 22,500 shp (16,800 kW) DT59 and two 9,000 shp (6,700 kW) DS71 gas turbines arranged in a COGAG installation, driving two fixed-pitch propellers.
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.
In mid 1988, Imeni 70-letiya VChK-KGB sailed from Sevastopol to its assigned homeport in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky via Suez Canal.
[7] Upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the ship was retained by Russia and the Maritime Border Forces of the Russian Federation inherited it.