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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
General Frank S. Besson-class support vessellarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 × EMD 16-645E2; 1,950 hp (1,454 kW) each at 999 rpm[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | United States Army Israeli Navy Philippine Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1987–2006[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
273 ft (83 m)[source]
Displacement
Single source4,199 long tons (4,266 t)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1988–present[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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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] | Logistics support vessel[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | VT Halter Marine, Inc.[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | SSGT Robert T. Kuroda class Bacolod City class[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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