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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
French frigate Lorrainelarger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | French frigate Lorraine |
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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) CODLOG[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Lorraine[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
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 | — |
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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 Thales STIR EO MK 2 fire control 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 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 entering service with the French Navy from December 2022) 2 x 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 | — | Lorraine[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 2008[source] |
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| Builder | — | DCNS , Lorient[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 15 May 2019[source] |
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| Launched | — | 13 November 2020[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 16 November 2022[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 13 November 2023[source] |
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| Home port | — | Toulon[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : D657[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[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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