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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
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| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2005–present[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
Freedom-class littoral combat shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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378 ft (115 m)[source]
full load
Single source3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) (full load)[source]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
Electrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units each
Single sourceElectrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units, 1,100 hp (800 kW) each[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 48,000 hp (36 MW) gas turbines 2 × Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B 9,100 hp (6.8 MW) diesel engines 4 Rolls-Royce/Kamewa 153SII/153BII waterjets[source]
21 days (
Single source21 days (336 hours)[source]
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| Planned | 16[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 16[source] |
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| Active | 10[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Littoral combat 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] | EADS North America TRS-3D air and surface search radar, TRS-4D from LCS 17 Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (As part of ASW mission module)[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 × BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun , 400 rounds in turret and two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each. 1 × Mk 49 launcher with 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 2 × 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns (part of SUW module) 24 × AGM-114L Hellfire missiles (planned part of SUW module) 1 × Lockheed Martin 150 kW High Energy Laser Other weapons as part of mission-specific modules[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Marinette Marine[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | N/A[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Constellation class[source] |
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| Cost | — | $362 million[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 36 ft (11 m) RHIB, 39 ft (12 m) high-speed boats[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Argon ST WBR-2000 ESM system Terma A/S SKWS decoy system[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × MH-60R/S Seahawk 2 × MQ-8B Fire Scouts or 1 × MQ-8C Fire Scout[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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