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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Daguan-class troopship |
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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] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
196 metres (643 ft)[source]
full
Single source23,200–30,000 tonnes (22,800–29,500 long tons; 25,600–33,100 short tons) (full)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 2,500 support personnel[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter deck[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Each ship has a medium helicopter deck on its stern, which can accommodate one Changhe Z-8 heavy transport helicopter.[source]Stern helicopter-deck accommodation; not an embarked air-group assertion |
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