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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Cheon Wang Bong-class landing shiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Cheon Wang Bong-class landing ship |
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| Displacement | — | 4,950톤[source] 경하 4,950톤, 만재 7,200톤[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Cheon Wang Bong class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Republic of Korea Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
126.9 m (416 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2014 -[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2014 - present[source] |
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| Planned |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Landing Ship, Tank[source] |
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| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | 4,950 tons (empty) / 7,140 tons (full)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | STX RadarSys SPS-100K surface search radar LIG Nex1 SPS-540K surveillance 3D radar[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] | 1 × Hanwha Defense Systems (formerly Doosan DST) 'No Bong' twin 40mm gun 4-cell K-VLS Compact Version for: Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | Cheon Wang Bong class[source] |
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| Builders | — | Hanjin Heavy Industries , Hyundai Heavy Industries[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Go Jun Bong class[source] |
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| In service | — | 2014 - present[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 x LCM[source] |
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| Troops | — | 300[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata electronic warfare suite, Rheinmetall MASS decoy system[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Aft helicopter deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Korea[source] South Korea[source] |
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| Landing craft carried | — | 2 x LCM[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | — | 300[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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