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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Floréal-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Floréal-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 4 × SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC diesel engines 6,580 kW (8,820 hp ) 2 shafts, 1 × 203 kW (272 hp) bow thruster[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Floréal class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | French Navy Royal Moroccan Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)[source]
Displacement
Single sourcefull load
Single source2,642 t (2,600 long tons ) 3,000 t (2,950 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] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 6 (France) 2 (Morocco)[source] |
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| Active | 6 (France) 2 (Morocco)[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | 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] | DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar Racal Decca RM1290 landing 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] | 2 Exocet MM38 missiles (originally fitted; now removed) 1 × 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns 2 x 2 Manually-operated SIMBAD/Mistral point defence SAM[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | D'Estienne d'Orves class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | La Fayette class ; European Patrol Corvette (planned from c. 2034)[source] |
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| Troops | — | 24 marines[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ARBG-1A Saïgon 2 Dagaie decoy systems[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 Panther helicopter or Dauphin N3 (replaced former Aérospatiale Alouette III on some ships in 2022).[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck and hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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