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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
De Zeven Provinciën-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate |
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| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | De Zeven Provinciën class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Royal Netherlands Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1998–2005[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2002–present |
144.24 m (473 ft 3 in)[source]
full load
Single source6,050 tonnes (full load)[source]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
4 × Wärtsilä - Deutz D620 V12 diesel-generators each
Single source4 × Wärtsilä - Deutz D620 V12 diesel-generators , 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) each[source]
Combined diesel or gas 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines , 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1A gas turbines , 19.5 MW (26,100 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts , 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Air-defense and command 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] | Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar ( I band ) DECCA NAV navigation radar Thales Nederland Scout ( Low-probability-of-intercept ) surface search/navigation radar Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar MK XII IFF 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] | Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/64 dual-purpose gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS Missiles: 40-cell Mk 41 strike-length vertical launching system SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles (typically 32 carried) Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (quad-packed, typically 32 carried) Tomahawk cruise missiles . 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Tromp class Jacob van Heemskerck class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Future Air Defender[source] |
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| Cost | — | ~€1.9 billion program cost[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × Thomson Racal Sabre ECM suite 4 × Sippican Hycor SRBOC Mk 36 launcher 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × NH90 NFH helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar and flight deck for 1 medium-sized helicopter[source] |
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