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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Grisha-class corvettelarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Grisha-class corvette |
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| Displacement | — | Project 1124/P/M: 980 tons full load Project 1124K: 1,070 tons full load[source] |
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 3 shaft, 2 M-507A cruise diesels, 20,000 shp, (2 shafts) 1 boost gas turbine, 18,000 shp, (1 shaft) Electric Plant: 1 × 500 kW, 1 × 300 kW, and 1 × 200 kW diesel sets[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Grisha class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Soviet Navy (former) Soviet Border Troops (former) Russian Navy Russian Coast Guard Ukrainian Navy (former) Border Police of Georgia (former) Lithuanian Naval Force (former) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
71.6 m (235 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 92[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 86[source] |
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| Active | 16 in Russian Navy as of 2025 (6 Pacific, 6 Northern, 4 Black Sea)[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | 69[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Anti-submarine 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] | 1 Don-2 navigation radar 1 Strut Curve air/surface search radar 1 Pop Group SA-N-4 fire control radar 1 Muff Cob MR-103 fire control radar Bull Nose low-frequency hull-mounted sonar Elk Tail medium-frequency through-hull dipping 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 twin SA-N-4 Gecko surface-to-air missile launcher (20 missiles) 1 twin 57mm 70-caliber AK-725 ( ru ) dual purpose guns 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (96 rockets) 2 twin 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 depth charge racks (12 depth charges) Up to 18 mines in place of 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 | — | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant (340), Zelenodolsk; Leninska Kuznya (302), Kiev; Kirov Shipyard (876), Khabarovsk; Eastern Shipyard (602), Vladivostok[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Gepard class Steregushchiy class[source] |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Bizan-4B suite with Watch Dog intercept[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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