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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 3 of 3
Göteborg-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Göteborg-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 3 × MTU diesel engines at 2,560 kW (3,430 hp)/each Water jet propulsion system[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Göteborg class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Swedish Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
57 m (187 ft 0 in)[source]
Displacement · source measurement 1
Single sourceDisplacement · source measurement 2
Single source380/425 tonnes[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] | 13 April 1989[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] | 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] | Sea Giraffe radar PN621 navigation radar 2 × fire control radar sights (SAAB) CS-3701 Simrad SS 304 Spira HMS (hull-mounted sonar) STN Atlas Elektronik TAS ( towed array sonar ) Thales TSM 2643 Salmon VDS (variable depth sonar) (former) Kongsberg ST2400 VDS (variable depth sonar) (after upgrade)[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 × Bofors 57 mm Mk2 gun (Upgraded to Mk3) 1 × Bofors 40 mm/L70 gun (removed on Gävle class) 8 × RBS15 MkII anti-ship missile 4 × 400 mm tubes for Type 43/45 torpedoes 4 × ELMA anti-submarine mortars Mines & depth charges[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Karlskronavarvet AB[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Stockholm class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Visby class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gävle class[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Rheinmetall TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)[source] |
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| Role | — | class of corvettes in the Swedish Navy ,[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Göteborg class is a class of corvettes in the Swedish Navy , built between 1986 and 1993. The class was originally designed to destroy Soviet submarines and surface vessels, and is armed with eight RBS-15 anti-ship missiles , torpedoes , one 57 mm cannon , and one 40 mm cannon .[source]Göteborg-class corvette · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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