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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Inhaúma-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 | Inhaúma-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 shaft CODOG 1 GE LM 2500 gas turbine - 20,500 kW (27,500 hp ) 2 MTU 16 V 396 TB 91 diesel engines 5,600 kW (7,500 hp)[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Inhaúma class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Brazilian 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.
95.8 m (314 ft 4 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source1,700 t (1,670 long tons ) standard 2,000 t (1,970 long tons) full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1983–2002[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1989–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 | 4 (3 sunk as targets)[source] |
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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] | Inhaúma; Plessey AWS-4 radar Krupp Atlas ASO4 Mod 2 sonar Barroso; Alenia RAN-20S radar Krupp Atlas EDO-997C sonar Terma Scanter surface search radar Decca TM 1226C navigation radar Orion RTX-30 fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director[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 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns (1 on Barroso ) 4 × Exocet SSMs 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Rio de Janeiro Navy Arsenal[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Tamandaré class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Barroso[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Brazil[source] |
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