BPS-500 missile boat vs Chungnam-class frigate

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Chungnam-class frigate

Guided missile frigate

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Chungnam-class frigateLength

129 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Chungnam-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+108%
Beam+35%
Draught+68%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

62m

129m

Length+108%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

129 m

Length

Single source

129 m (423 ft 3 in)^[source]

11m

14.8m

Beam+35%

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

14.8 m

Beam

Single source

14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)^[source]

2.5m

4.2m

Draught+68%

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

4.2 m

Draught

Single source

4.2 m^[source]

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4,300tfull load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

4,300 tonnes

full load

Single source

4,300 t (4,232 long tons ) full load^[source]

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120Unspecified

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

120 people

Unspecified

Single source

120명^[source]Unspecified

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Speed

55km/hMaximum; Unspecified

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

55 km/h

Maximum; Unspecified

Single source

55 km/h^[source]Unspecified

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

4,500NM

Range

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]

4,500NM^[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 Chungnam-class frigate configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Chungnam-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]	Chungnam class^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Republic of Korea Navy^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	2022-present^[source]
In commission	2001–present^[source]	—
Planned	4^[source]	6^[source]
On order	3^[source]	—
Building	3^[source]	2^[source]
Completed	1^[source]	4^[source]
Active	1^[source]	2^[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]	—
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 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × CIWS-II 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo 16-cell K-VLS for: Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles^[source]
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—
Builders	—	Hyundai Heavy Industries SK Oceanplant^[source]
Preceded by	—	Daegu class^[source]
Propulsion	—	Combined diesel–electric or gas 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine MTU diesel engines 2 × shafts^[source]
Country of origin	—	South Korea^[source] South Korea^[source]

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BPS-500 missile boat

Chungnam-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]

Chungnam class^[source]

Operators

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Republic of Korea Navy^[source]

Built

1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

2022-present^[source]

In commission

2001–present^[source]

—

Planned

4^[source]

6^[source]

On order

3^[source]

—

Building

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]

—

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 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × CIWS-II 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo 16-cell K-VLS for: Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles^[source]

National origin

Russia^[source]

—

Alternative designation

BPS-500^[source]

—

Builders

—

Hyundai Heavy Industries SK Oceanplant^[source]

Preceded by

—

Daegu class^[source]

Propulsion

—

Combined diesel–electric or gas 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine MTU diesel engines 2 × shafts^[source]

Country of origin

—

South Korea^[source]