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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Daegu-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Daegu-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Daegu class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Republic of Korea Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] |
122 m (400 ft 3 in)[source]
Empty
Single sourcefull load
Single source3,100 t (empty), 3,600 t (full load)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2018–present[source] |
| 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] | Guided missile frigate[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] | SPS-550K air search 3D radar SPG-540K fire control radar SQS-240K hull-mounted sonar SQR-250K towed array sonar system SAQ-540K EOTS Hanwha Systems SAQ-600K IRSTs Naval Shield Integrated Combat Management System[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 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 6 × K745 Blue Shark torpedo in triple torpedo tubes 16-cell K-VLS for: Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles K745A1 Red Shark[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Hyundai Heavy Industries[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Incheon class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Chungnam class[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Combined diesel–electric or gas 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine 4 × MTU 12V 4000 M53B diesel engine 2 × Leonardo DRS electric motors[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K Sonata electronic warfare suite SLQ-261K torpedo acoustic counter measures MASS decoy launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Korea[source] |
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