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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 5 of 5
Karbala-class landing shiplarger figure on 0 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Karbala-class landing ship |
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| Displacement | — | 280 tons full load[source] |
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | Diesel[source] 2 × MWM TBD 234 VB, 879 horsepower (0.655 MW) 2 × shafts[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
37 m (121 ft 5 in)[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 | — |
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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] | Landing Ship Logistics[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 | — | Marine Industries Organization[source] |
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| In service | — | 1995–present[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Iran[source]Karbala-class landing ship · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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