Asheville-class gunboat vs BPS-500 missile boat

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AWarships

PGM motor gunboat

BWarships

Guided-missile corvette

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Asheville-class gunboatLength

50.1 m

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Asheville-class gunboatlarger figure on 0 of 2

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2

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

Measured figures

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

50.1m

62m

Length+24%

All recorded figures & sources

50.1 m

Length

Single source

164 ft 6 in (50.1 m)^[source]

62 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Asheville-class gunboat and BPS-500 missile boat configuration
Specification	Asheville-class gunboat	BPS-500 missile boat
Power	CODOG 2 × Cummins VT12-875 diesel; 1,450 hp (1.08 MW); General Electric LM1500 marine gas turbine^[source]	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]
Name	Asheville class^[source]	BPS-500 class^[source]
Preceded by	PGM-39 class^[source]	—
Succeeded by	PSMM Mk5 multi-purpose patrol boat (PSMM)^[source]	—
Built	1966–1971

Completed	17^[source]	1^[source]

Lost	1^[source]	—

Type	PGM motor gunboat^[source]	Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Weapons control : Mark 63 fire-control system Radar : Sperry AN/SPS-53; I/J-band Fire control : Western Electric AN/SPG-50; I/J-band^[source]	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

Armament	Guns : 1 × USN 3 in (76 mm)/50 Mk 34; 50 rounds/min to 7 nmi (13 km); weight of shell 6 kg. 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns (2 × 2) 1 × Bofors 40 mm/60(56) Mk 10. Missiles : Some units had the 40 mm replaced with various missile configurations^[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]