BPS-500 missile boat vs Donghae-class corvette

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Donghae-class corvette

Corvette

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Donghae-class corvetteLength

78.5 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 2

Beam+10%

Donghae-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 2

Length+27%

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 29 rows sourced on both sides

62m

78.5m

Length+27%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

78.5 m

Length

Single source

78.5 m (257 ft 7 in)^[source]

11m

10m

Beam+10%

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

10 m

Beam

Single source

10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[source]

2.5m

2.9mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

2.9 m

Draft

Single source

2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)^[source]

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1,076tFull

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

890 tonnes

Empty

Single source

1,076 tonnes

Full

Single source

Empty: 890 t Full: 1076 t^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

95 people

Crew

Single source

95^[source]

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Speed

57km/hMaximum

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

57 km/h

Maximum

Single source

28 km/h

Maximum; Cruising

Single source

Maximum: 31 knots (57 km/h) Cruising: 15 knots (28 km/h)^[source]

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

7,400km

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]

7,400 km

Range

Single source

4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)^[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 Donghae-class corvette configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Donghae-class corvette
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	—
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	Donghae class^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Republic of Korea Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	—
In commission	2001–present^[source]	10 November 1983 - present^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	—
On order	3^[source]	—
Building	3^[source]	—
Completed	1^[source]	4^[source]
Active	1^[source]	1 Colombian National Navy^[source]
Laid up	2^[source]	—
Retired	0^[source]	3^[source]
Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Corvette^[source]
Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	Fire control system: Signaal SEWACO ZK Surface search radar: Raytheon 1645 Fire control radar: Signaal WM28 Optronic director: Signaal LIOD Sonar: EDO 786^[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]	Primary gun: 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon Secondary gun: 2 x Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm L/60 cannon (before 1990) 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm L/60K cannon (after 1990) Anti-submarine: 2 x triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006) 12 x Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge^[source]
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—
Succeeded by	—	Pohang class^[source]
Propulsion	—	CODOG 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	Mk 36 SRBOC GoldStar ULQ-12K ESM^[source]

FORCETALLY

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BPS-500 missile boat

Donghae-class corvette

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]

Donghae class^[source]

Operators

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Republic of Korea Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]

Built

1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

—

In commission

2001–present^[source]

10 November 1983 - present^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

—

On order

3^[source]

—

Building

3^[source]

—

Completed

1^[source]

4^[source]

Active

1^[source]

1 Colombian National Navy^[source]

Laid up

2^[source]

—

Retired

0^[source]

3^[source]

Type

Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Corvette^[source]

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]

Fire control system: Signaal SEWACO ZK Surface search radar: Raytheon 1645 Fire control radar: Signaal WM28 Optronic director: Signaal LIOD Sonar: EDO 786^[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]

Primary gun: 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon Secondary gun: 2 x Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm L/60 cannon (before 1990) 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm L/60K cannon (after 1990) Anti-submarine: 2 x triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006) 12 x Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge^[source]

National origin

Russia^[source]

—

Alternative designation

BPS-500^[source]

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Succeeded by

—

Pohang class^[source]

Propulsion

—

CODOG 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

Mk 36 SRBOC GoldStar ULQ-12K ESM^[source]