BPS-500 missile boat vs Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Fridtjof Nansen-class frigateLength

134 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Fridtjof Nansen-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+116%
Beam+53%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

62m

134m

Length+116%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

134 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate
Displacement	—	5,290 tons full load^[source]
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	Combined diesel and gas turbine (CODAG) Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines for cruising One GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine for high speed running MAAG gearboxes Two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers Bow Thruster Retractable (Electric) 1 MW Brunvoll Diesel generators 4 × MTU 396 Serie 12V 1250 KVA^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	Fridtjof Nansen class^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	—

In commission	2001–present^[source]	2006-present^[source]

Planned	4^[source]	—

On order	3^[source]	—

Building	3^[source]	—

Completed	1^[source]	5^[source]

Active	1^[source]	4^[source]

Laid up	2^[source]	—

Retired	0^[source]	1 ( Helge Ingstad )^[source]

Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Multi-role frigate^[source]

Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1 F 3D multifunction radar Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director Kongsberg MSI 2005F ASW combat system MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed array sonar 2 × Mark 82 AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar^[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 or 2 × 8-cell Mk 41 VLS (32 × RIM-162 ESSM ) 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs 4 × torpedo tubes for Sting Ray torpedoes Depth charges 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun 3 × 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine gun in Sea Protector mounts 2 × 7.62mm MG 3 machine gun Capabilities for other weapons 2 × LRAD Long Range Acoustic Device^[source]