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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Braunschweig-class corvettelarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Braunschweig-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | German Navy Israeli Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2004–present[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source1,840 t (1,810 long tons )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | 10[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Completed |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Corvette[source] |
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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] | Cassidian TRS-3D (Batch 1) Passive electronically scanned array Hensoldt TRS-4D (Batch 2) multifunction NATO C-band AESA radar 2 navigation radars MSSR 2000 i IFF system MIRADOR electro-optical sensors UL 5000 K ESM suite Link 11 and Link 16 communications[source] |
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| Armament | 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] | Guns: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 2 × Mauser BK-27 autocannons Anti-ship: 4 × RBS-15 Mk.3 anti-ship missiles Close-in weapon system : 2 × RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each Mine laying capability; 2 mine racks of 34 naval mines Mk 12[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Blohm and Voss Lürssen Werft Nordseewerke Emden German Naval Yards Kiel[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Gepard class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Sa'ar 6 class[source] |
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| Cost | — | € 240 million (2001) (equivalent to € 166.5 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 1) € 400 million (2017) (equivalent to € 427.84 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 2)[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 7 days; 21 days with tender[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher UL 5000 K ECM suite[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Helicopter pad and hangar for two drones[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source] |
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