BPS-500 missile boat vs Chao Phraya-class frigate

AWarships

Chao Phraya-class frigate

Guided-missile frigate

Credit

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephanie Smith · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Chao Phraya-class frigateLength

103.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Chao Phraya-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+66%
Beam+3%
Draught+24%
Complement+500%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 34 rows sourced on both sides

62m

103m

Length+66%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

103.2 m

Length

Single source

103.2 m (338 ft 7 in)^[source]

11m

11.3m

Beam+3%

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

11.3 m

Beam

Single source

11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)^[source]

2.5m

3.1m

Draught+24%

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

3.1 m

Draught

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)^[source]

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1,955tfull

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

1,955 tonnes

full

Single source

1,703 tonnes

standard

Single source

1,676 long tons (1,703 t) standard 1,924 long tons (1,955 t) full^[source]

168

Complement+500%

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

168 people

Complement

Single source

168^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Speed

56km/hMaximum; max

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h )^[source]

56 km/h

Maximum; max

Single source

30 knots (56 km/h) max^[source]

4,100kmat 14 knots (26 km/h )

6,500kmat 18 knots (33 km/h)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,100 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h )

Single source

2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km ; 2,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h )^[source]

6,500 km

at 18 knots (33 km/h)

Single source

3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and Chao Phraya-class frigate configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Chao Phraya-class frigate
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	—
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	Chao Phraya class (Type 053HT / Type 053HT (H))^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Royal Thai Navy^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	1989–1992^[source]
In commission	2001–present^[source]	1991–present^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	—
On order	3^[source]	—
Building	3^[source]	—
Completed	1^[source]	4^[source]
Active	1^[source]	4^[source]
Laid up	2^[source]	—
Retired	0^[source]	—
Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Guided-missile frigate^[source]
Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	As built Type 354 Eye Shield air/surface radar Type 352C Square Tie surface search radar Type 343 Sun Visor fire control radar (for 100mm) Type 341 Rice Lamp fire control radar (for 37mm) Racal-Decca 1290 A/D ARPA Navigation radar Anritsu RA 71CA Navigation radar Type 651 IFF Type ZKJ-3 or STN Atlas mini COSYS combat management system Type SJD-5A sonar^[source]
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]	1–2 × 100 mm/56 Type 79 twin-barreled guns 4 × 37 mm Type 76 twin-barreled guns 8 × C-801 SSM launchers 2 × Type 86 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × BMB depth charge racks^[source]
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—
Builders	—	Hudong Shipyard , Shanghai^[source]
Preceded by	—	Makut Rajakumarn^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Phutthayotfa Chulalok class^[source]
Subclasses	—	Type 053 frigate^[source]
Propulsion	—	4 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines , driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	ESM Type 923-1 intercept ECM Type 981-3 deception jammer Decoys 2 × Type 945 GPJ chaff launchers^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	1 × Bell 212 (Type 053HT (H) only)^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	Flight deck (Type 053HT (H) only)^[source]
Country of origin	—	People's Republic of China^[source]

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BPS-500 missile boat

Chao Phraya-class frigate

Power

2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]

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Name

BPS-500 class^[source]

Chao Phraya class (Type 053HT / Type 053HT (H))^[source]

Operators

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Royal Thai Navy^[source]

Built

1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

1989–1992^[source]

In commission

2001–present^[source]

1991–present^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

—

On order

3^[source]

—

Building

3^[source]

—

Completed

Active

Laid up

—

Retired

0^[source]

—

Type

Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Guided-missile frigate^[source]

Tonnage

850 tons (full load)^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

As built Type 354 Eye Shield air/surface radar Type 352C Square Tie surface search radar Type 343 Sun Visor fire control radar (for 100mm) Type 341 Rice Lamp fire control radar (for 37mm) Racal-Decca 1290 A/D ARPA Navigation radar Anritsu RA 71CA Navigation radar Type 651 IFF Type ZKJ-3 or STN Atlas mini COSYS combat management system Type SJD-5A sonar^[source]

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]

1–2 × 100 mm/56 Type 79 twin-barreled guns 4 × 37 mm Type 76 twin-barreled guns 8 × C-801 SSM launchers 2 × Type 86 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × BMB depth charge racks^[source]

National origin

Russia^[source]

—

Alternative designation

BPS-500^[source]

—

Builders

—

Hudong Shipyard , Shanghai^[source]

Preceded by

—

Makut Rajakumarn^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Phutthayotfa Chulalok class^[source]

Subclasses

—

Type 053 frigate^[source]

Propulsion

—

4 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines , driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

ESM Type 923-1 intercept ECM Type 981-3 deception jammer Decoys 2 × Type 945 GPJ chaff launchers^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

1 × Bell 212 (Type 053HT (H) only)^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

Flight deck (Type 053HT (H) only)^[source]

Country of origin

—

People's Republic of China^[source]