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Almirante Padilla-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
BPS-500 missile boat
Measured figures
Length
Single source99.1 m (325 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Almirante Padilla-class frigate | BPS-500 missile boat |
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| Power | 2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesel engines 23,400 hp (17,400 kW)[source] | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] |
| Name | Almirante Padilla class[source] | BPS-500 class[source] |
| Builders | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)[source] | — |
| Operators | Colombian National Navy[source] | Vietnam People's Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
full load
Single source2,100 t (2,100 long tons ; 2,300 short tons ) full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 1981–1983[source] | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1983–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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| Sensors & processing systems | SMART-S ( Mk2 version) STING-EO Mk2 Terma Scanter 2001 X-band (after modernisation) Atlas Elektronik ASO 4-2 (Hull mounted)[source] | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | VIGILE ESM 1 × Terma SKWS double mounting[source] | — |
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| Armament | 8 SSM-700K Hae Sung I (Sea Star) anti-ship missiles 2 × Simbad surface-to-air missiles 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal Strales Compact gun 1 × twin Breda 40 mm/70 guns 6 × 324 mm torpedo tubes DART 76 mm Oto Melara guided ammunition[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 × Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5, or 1 × Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West German[source]AlmirantePadilla(TypeFS1500) · explicit WestGerman design; canonical historical country WestGermany, not its Colombian operator | — |
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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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