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| Specification | Anzac-class frigate | BPS-500 missile boat |
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| Power | Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG): 1 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbine, 30,172 hp (22,499 kW) 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, 8,840 hp (6,590 kW) each 2 × controllable-pitch propellers[source] | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] |
| Name | Anzac[source] | BPS-500 class[source] |
| Builders | AMECON[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)[source] | Vietnam People's Navy |
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109 m (357 ft 7 in) waterline length 118 m (387 ft 2 in) length overall[source]
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
full load displacement
Single source3,600 t (3,500 long tons ) full load displacement[source]
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| Preceded by | River-class destroyer escort (RAN) Leander class (RNZN)[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | New FFM-class (RAN)[source] | — |
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| Built | 1993–2006[source] | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1996–present (RAN) 1997–present (RNZN)[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| Planned | 12[source] |
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| Completed | 10[source] |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Guided-missile corvette[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 3 x 7.2 m Juliet 3 RHIBs (although only 2 are normally carried)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Mark 36 SRBOC launchers SLQ-25A towed torpedo decoy Nulka decoy launchers Rascal Thorn modified Sceptre-A electronic support measures Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 radar intercept unit[source] | — |
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| Armament | Missiles: RAN 8-cell Tactical Mark 41 Vertical Launch System firing 32 quad-packed RIM-162 ESSM 2 × 4-canister Harpoon or NSM anti-ship missiles RNZN 20-cell GWS.35 VLS firing 20 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles Torpedoes: 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo launchers RAN: MU90 Impact torpedoes RNZN: Mark 46 torpedoes Guns: RAN and RNZN 1 × 5-inch/54 calibre Mark 45 mod 2 main gun 2 × .50 cal machine guns on Mini Typhoon mounts 6 x .50 cal machine guns crew served RNZN 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapons system Fitted for but not with RAN 1 × close-in weapons system 2nd 8-cell Mark 41 VLS RNZN 2 × 4-canister anti-ship 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] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter RAN : Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk RNZN : Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite[source] | — |
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| Notes | For upgrades and current configurations, see the sections on "Australian modifications" and "New Zealand modifications" , or the individual ship articles[source] | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Tonnage | — | 850 tons (full load)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] |
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| National origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | BPS-500[source] |
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