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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Gwanggaeto the Great class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Republic of Korea Navy Royal Thai Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1994–2000[source] |
135.5 m (444 ft 7 in)[source]
full load
Single source3,885–3,900 tonnes (3,824–3,838 long tons) full load[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] | 1998–present[source] |
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| Planned | 12[source] |
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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] | Destroyer or Frigate[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] | AN/SPS-49 (V) 2D air search radar Signaal MW 08 surface search radar Daewoo SPS-95k navigation radar 2 × Signaal STIR 180 Fire control radars ATLAS DSQS-21BZ Hull mounted 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 × OTO Melara 127 mm (5 inch)/54 gun 2 × Signaal 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS 8 × Harpoon missile in quad canisters 1 × Mk 48 Mod 2 VLS with 16 RIM-7P Sea Sparrow missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedo[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Daewoo Heavy Industries Co., Okpo, Geoje[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Gangwon class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Bhumibol Adulyadej -class frigate[source] |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines 2 × SsangYong Motor Company 20V 956 TB 82 diesel engines 2 shafts[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy ARGOSystems AR 700 and APECS 2 ECM 4 × CSEE DAGAIE MK 2 Chaff Launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 × Super Lynx helicopters[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Korea[source] |
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