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Asahi-class destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 4
BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source151 m (495 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Asahi-class destroyer | BPS-500 missile boat |
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| Power | — | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] |
| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] | Vietnam People's Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Akizuki class[source] | — |
| Cost | DD119: JPY72.3 billion $893 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] |
62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source5,100 t (5,000 long tons ) standard 6,800 t (6,700 long tons) full load[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h )
Single source2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km ; 2,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h )[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 | 2015–2019[source] | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
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| In service | 2018-present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2018–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Destroyer[source] | Guided-missile corvette[source] |
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| Depth | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | COGLAG , two shafts, two GE LM2500 turbines[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | OYQ-13 ACDS FCS-3 A AAW system OPY-1 AAW system OQQ-24 ASW system OQR-4 Towed sonar array system NOLQ-3D-2 EW system OPS-48 surface search radar[source] | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × Mk. 45 Mod 4 127 mm (5 in)/62 gun 8 × Type 90 Anti-ship missile in quad canisters 2 × 20 mm Phalanx Block1B CIWS 2 × HOS-303 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes Anti-torpedo System 32-cell Mk. 41 Vertical launching system RIM-162 ESSM SAM RUM-139 VL-ASROC Type 07 VL-ASROC[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 × SH-60K helicopter[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Japan[source] | — |
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| Name | — | BPS-500 class[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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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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