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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
D'Estienne d'Orves-class avisolarger figure on 1 of 3
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2 V400 diesel engines 8,900 kW (12,000 bhp ), 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | D'Estienne d'Orves class or A69 type[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | French Navy Turkish Navy Argentine Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
pp
Single source80 m (262 ft 6 in) oa 76 m (249 ft 4 in) pp[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source1,100 t (1,100 long tons ) standard 1,270 t (1,250 long tons) full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1976 - now (French Navy) 1999 - now (Turkish Navy) 1978 - 2024 (Argentine Navy)[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 20[source] |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | 14[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Aviso[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] | 1 Air/surface DRBV 51A sentry radar 1 DRBC 32E fire control radar 1 Decca 1226 navigation radar 1 DUBA 25 hull sonar (active sonar capability reportedly retained after conversion to OPV role)[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] | 2 Exocet MM38 SSMs (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs) 1 × 100 mm CADAM gun turret with Najir fire control system and CMS LYNCEA 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns 4 × L3 or L5 type torpedoes in four fixed catapults (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs) 1 × sextuple Bofors 375 mm rocket launcher (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs)[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | France[source] |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Arsenal de Lorient[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Commandant Rivière class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Floréal class La Fayette class Patrouilleurs Hauturiers (from 2028)[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Drummond class Burak class[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor 2 Dagaie decoy launchers 1 SLQ-25 Nixie countermeasure system[source] |
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