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Al Madinah-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single source377 ft 4 in (115.01 m)[source]
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| Specification | Al Madinah-class frigate | BPS-500 missile boat |
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| Displacement | 1,990 tons standard 2610 tons full load[source] | — |
| Name | Al Madinah class[source] | BPS-500 class[source] |
| Builders | Arsenal de Lorient , France CNIM , La Seyne , France[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Saudi Navy[source] | Vietnam People's Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Al Riyadh class |
BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
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62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 1981–1986[source] | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1985–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| Planned |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Guided-missile corvette[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shaft, SEMT Pielstick diesel engines[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars 2 x Decca 1226, Thompson CSF – Sea Tiger DRBV-15, DRBC-32E Castor 2 (fire control) Sonar Hull-mounted Thompson CSF Diodon, Diodon-Sorel VDS[source] | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Thompson CSF DR4000 ESM, SENIT VI CCS, Decoys: Two CSEE Dagaie chaff launchers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 8 × Otomat mk 2 anti ship missiles 1 × 100 mm/55 compact gun 2 × twin 40 mm/70 Breda Bofors guns 1 × 8-cell Crotale surface to air missile launcher (24 missiles) 4 × 550 mm torpedo tubes (F17P torpedoes)[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] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SA365F Dauphin helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Saudi Arabia[source] | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Tonnage | — | 850 tons (full load)[source] |
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| National origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | BPS-500[source] |
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