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Baynunah-class corvettelarger figure on 2 of 2
BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source71.3 m (233 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Baynunah-class corvette | BPS-500 missile boat |
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| Displacement | 915 tons[source] | — |
| Power | — | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] |
| Builders | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (lead ship only) Abu Dhabi Ship Building[source] | — |
| Operators | United Arab Emirates Navy Angolan Navy[source] | Vietnam People's Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Ardhana -class patrol craft[source] |
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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| Type | Corvette[source] | Guided-missile corvette[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 × MTU 12V595 TE90 diesel engines 3 × Kamewa Waterjets models 112S11 and 125B11[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 14 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Saab Microwave Systems Sea Giraffe AMB surveillance radar Terma I-band navigation radar Selex Orion RTN 25 Fire Control X-band radar NDS 3070 Vanguard hull-mounted mine and obstacle avoidance sonar[source] | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × Rheinmetall MLG 27 27 mm guns 4 × Mk 56 dual-pack VLS with 8 × RIM-162 ESSM 1 × Mk 49 mod3 21-cell RAM launcher for RAM block 1A missile system 8 × MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet 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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| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck and hangar[source] | — |
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| Notes | Cost, as of February 2009, is US$820 million for the entire 6 ship programme.[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Arab Emirates[source] | — |
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| Name | — | BPS-500 class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2001–present[source] |
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| On order | — |
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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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