Absalon-class frigate vs BPS-500 missile boat

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AWarships

Absalon-class frigate

Frigates (formerly support ships)

BWarships

BPS-500 missile boat

Guided-missile corvette

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Absalon-class frigateLength

137 m

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BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Absalon-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+121%
Beam+77%

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3

Speed+34%

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Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

137m

62m

Length+121%

All recorded figures & sources

137 m

Length

Single source

137 m (449 ft 6 in)^[source]

62 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Absalon-class frigate and BPS-500 missile boat configuration
Specification	Absalon-class frigate	BPS-500 missile boat
Power	CODAD (Combined diesel and diesel) : 2 × 2 MTU 20V 8000 M70 with a combine output of 32.8 MW (44,000 shp ), with 2 shafts, and each a controllable-pitch propeller 1 × bow thruster^[source]	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]
Builders	Odense Staalskibsværft^[source]	—
Operators	Royal Danish Navy^[source]	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Falster class^[source]	—

Built	2003–2004^[source]	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

In commission	2005–present^[source]	2001–present^[source]

Completed	2^[source]	1^[source]

Active	2^[source]	1^[source]

Type	Frigates (formerly support ships)^[source]	Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	2 × SRC-90E special forces insertion craft 2 × RHIB^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	Systems Combat management system: Terma C-Flex C4I (Combat management, command, control, communications and intelligence system) 20 × Mearsk Data Defence system multi-function consoles Radars and electro-optical sensors: 1 × Thales Nederland SMART-S Mk2 , S-band (IEEE) PESA , 3D , medium to long-range air and surface surveillance and guidance radar with an IFF system integrated 4 × Saab CEROS 200 Mk 3 fire control directors (radar and EOS) 1 × Scanter 2001 X-band (IEEE) surface surveillance radar 2 × FR-2135 X-band (IEEE) civilian navigation radar Sonars: 1 × Atlas Elektronik ASO 94-01 hull-mounted sonar 1 × Atlas Elektronik ACTAS towed array sonar (2025 upgrade contract) Communications: Tactical data links : Link 11 , Link 16 and Link 22 Satellite communications (civil / military) in EHF , SHF and UHF bands Antenna stations for army / air force / special forces use^[source]	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	EW systems: 1 × ES 3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) 2 × Terma DL12T (Terma Mk 137 130 mm decoy launchers) 2 × Terma DL6T (Terma Mk 137 130 mm decoy launchers) Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC (decoy launchers)^[source]	—

Armament	Permanently mounted weapons: MASS after upgrade Missiles: 2 × 2 Sea Stinger platform ( MANPAD ) Torpedoes: 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers (launcher Mark 32 Mod 14) Cannons: 1 × Mk 45 gun Mod 4 (127 mm - L/62) 2 × CIWS Oerlikon Millennium Gun (GDM-008) with AHEAD ammunition (35×228mm) Small arms: 7 × M/01 LvSa HMG ( 12.7×99mm NATO ) Modular armament: 5 × StanFlex modules positions, with the following weapons: Stanflex Mk-56 VLS with 12 × RIM-162 ESSM (Typical mission with 3 × Stanflex RIM-162 ESSM - 36 missiles) Stanflex 2 × 4 Mk141 Harpoon inclined launcher with 8 × Harpoon SSM Block II (Typical mission with 2 × Stanflex Harpoon - 16 missiles)^[source]	1 x AK-176 76 mm gun 1 x AK-630 30 mm CIWS 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship missiles 8 x Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles ( Ship 381 ) 8 x VCM-01 anti-ship missiles (from A2 onward) 1 x 9K38 Igla MANPADS^[source]