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Bora-class corvettelarger figure on 3 of 3
BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source215 ft (66 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bora-class corvette | BPS-500 missile boat |
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| Builders | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant , Kazan (Chief Designer - L. Elssky)[source] | — |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] | Vietnam People's Navy[source] |
| Built | 1987–2000[source] | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
| In commission | 1989–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Around
Single sourceAround 1,050 tonnes (1,030 long tons)[source]
4 × diesel-driven generators
Single source4 × 200 kW diesel-driven generators[source]
Twin M10-D1 type gas turbine engines rated at 60,000 hp (45,000 kW) bound to two primary three-blade propellers 2 x GTU (36000 hp, roughly 25.8 MW or few more) Twin M511A reduction gear diesel engines rated at 20,000 hp (15,000 kW) bound to two primary three-blade propellers Twin M52OM3 auxiliary diesel engines driving superchargers rated at 6,800 horsepower (5,100 kW) used to inflate the skirts[source]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Guided-missile corvette[source] |
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| Endurance | 10 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Monolit-E / Monument-E target detection and designation radar Pozitiv-ME1 air/surface search radar 5P-10E Fire Control Radar Anapa -ME1 sonar Moskit-E 3Ts-81E missile fire control system Various cannon and missile guidance and countermeasure systems[source] | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Vympel-R2 suite with Foot Ball-A interceptors Half Hat-B interceptors 2 × PK-10 decoy rocket launchers 2 × PK-16 decoy rocket launchers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 8 (2 x 4) P-270 Moskit (SS-N-22 Sunburn) anti-ship missiles 1 × 9K33M "Osa-MA" type surface-to-air missile system for anti-aircraft defense with 20 missiles 1 × AK–176 M automatic 76.2 mm cannon 2 × AK-630 30 mm anti-aircraft rotary CIWS 16 × 9K38 Igla man-portable shoulder mounted surface-to-air missile launcher sets 2 × 14.5 mm naval machine gun mounts 1 × DP-64 anti- saboteur grenade launcher[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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| Notes | Combat ready in rough weather up to Sea State 5[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[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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