Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette vs BPS-500 missile boat

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AWarships

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette

Missile corvette

BWarships

BPS-500 missile boat

Guided-missile corvette

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvetteLength

48 m

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BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 2 of 3

Beam+9%
Speed+17%

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3

Length+29%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

48m

62m

Length+29%

All recorded figures & sources

48 m

Length

Single source

48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)^[source]

62 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette and BPS-500 missile boat configuration
Specification	Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette	BPS-500 missile boat
Power	Diesel engine^[source]	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]
Builders	Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr^[source]	—
Operators	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]
Built	2021–present^[source]	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

In commission	2023–present^[source]	2001–present^[source]

Planned	4^[source]	4^[source]

On order	3^[source]	3^[source]

Completed	1^[source]	1^[source]

Active	0^[source]	1^[source]

Lost	1^[source]	—

Type	Missile corvette^[source]	Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Propulsion	4 × engines^[source]	—

Endurance	14 days^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	Radars and latest electronics^[source]	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers^[source]	—

Armament	1 × 30 mm auto-canon 2A42 4 × 20 mm gatling guns (3 barrelled) 6 × Anti-ship cruise missiles 8 × surface to air missiles Kosar^[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]