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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
French frigate Languedoclarger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | French frigate Languedoc |
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| 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] | Languedoc[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present |
466 ft (142.0 m)[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] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | October 2015[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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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] | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[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 × 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022) 2 × B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | Languedoc[source] |
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| Builder | — | DCNS , Lorient[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 30 November 2011[source] |
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| Launched | — | 12 July 2014[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 4 July 2017[source] |
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| Home port | — | Toulon[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 227999400 Pennant number : D653[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Aquitaine -class frigate[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × NH90 helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Single hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Used by | — | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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