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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
French frigate Chevalier Paullarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | French frigate Chevalier Paul |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 × 31280 HP GE/Avio LM2500 gas turbines 2 × 5875 HP SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels 1 × beam propeller 2 × 4-blade propellers[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Chevalier Paul[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present |
152.87 m (501 ft 7 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source7,050 tonnes[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] | — |
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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] | S-1850 LRR tri-dimensional sentry radar with IFF ABF TUS 4110 CL hull sonar Tugged linear antenna with Alto torpedo detector[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] | Anti-air; 1 × PAAMS (48 × Aster 15 or 30 anti-air missiles in SYLVER A50 VLS.) For but not with: [1 × Sadral launcher with 6 Mistral missiles] space on starboard roof of hangar Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022) Anti-submarine; 2 × MU90 torpedo tubes Guns; 2 × Otobreda 76 mm super rapid guns 3 × Narwhal 20 mm remote-controlled naval gun[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | Chevalier Paul[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 27 October 2000[source] |
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| Builder | — | DCNS and Thales Group . Lorient shipyard[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 13 January 2005[source] |
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| Launched | — | 12 July 2006[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | June 2009[source] |
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| Home port | — | Toulon[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : D 621 MMSI number : 228722000[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Horizon-class frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | EDO, 20-seat EFRC, Hurricane 733[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 32 passengers or admiral staff[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Radar jammer Communication jammer NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD) Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers).[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × NH90 helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Used by | — | French Marine Nationale[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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