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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
French frigate Alsacelarger figure on 3 of 4
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Configuration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | French frigate Alsace |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | — | 6,000+ tons[source] |
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | MTU Series 4000 (2,2 MW everyone) CODLOG[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Alsace[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| On order | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Laid up | — | |
| Retired | — | |
| Type | Guided-missile 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] | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array range + 300 km (air) 80 km (surface) Thales STIR EO MK 2 fire control radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[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] | 1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 32-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for Aster 15 and Aster 30 air defense missiles 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant tested on Alsace in September 2023) 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes[source] |
| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
| Namesake | — | Alsace[source] |
| Ordered | — | 2008[source] |
| Builder | — | DCNS , Lorient[source] |
| Laid down | — | June 2016[source] |
| Launched | — | 18 April 2019[source] |
| Commissioned | — | 16 April 2021[source] |
| Home port | — | Toulon[source] |
| Identification | — | Pennant number : D656[source] |
| Status | — | In active service[source] |
| Class & type | — | Aquitaine -class frigate[source] |
| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × NH90 helicopter[source] |
| Aviation facilities | — | Single hangar[source] |
| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
| Used by | — | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |