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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Gopher State-class crane shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Gopher State-class crane ship |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 boilers 2 steam turbines 1 shaft 17,500 shp (13,050 kW)[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Gopher State class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
668 ft 7 in (203.78 m)[source]
light
Single source13,500 long tons (13,717 t) light[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h )
Single source2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km ; 2,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1967–1972[source]
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1986–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] | Crane ship[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 | — | Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 300+ containers Four 30 ton cranes[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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