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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Karel Doorman-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Karel Doorman-class frigate |
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| Displacement | — | 3,500 tons[source] |
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | CODOG-propulsion 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey 1A , 16,700 hp (12,500 kW) gas turbines 2 × Stork-Werkspoor 12SW280- 4,895 hp (3,650 kW) + 4 Stork DRO 218K diesel engines[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Karel Doorman class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Royal Netherlands Navy Belgian Navy Chilean Navy Portuguese Navy |
401 ft (122 m)[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h )
Single source2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km ; 2,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h )[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] | 1985–1995[source] |
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1991–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] | Multi-purpose 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] | Thales Smart-S Mk.1 long-range 3D surveillance and tracking radar Thales LW08 long-range surveillance radar Thales SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar (NLD and BE ships only) Thales GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system (NLD and BE ships only) Thales STIR 1.8 Tracking and Illumination Radar system Thales Scout surface surveillance and tactical navigation radar Thales PHS-36 hull-mounted sonar Thales Anaconda DSBV 61 VLF passive tactical towed array sonar Ultra Electronics Multi-static Low Frequency Active Passive Sonar (NLD ships only)[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] | 16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-air VLS 8 × Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile 2–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun 2 × Twin- Mark 46 torpedo tubes 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Netherlands: Kortenaer class / Roofdier class Belgium: Wielingen class Portugal: João Belo class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Netherlands & Belgium: ASWF class[source] |
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| Cost | — | ƒ 445 million per unit[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thales Vigile APX Radar electronic support measures Mark 36 SRBOC[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar and flight deck[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | These multi-purpose frigates can be used in the anti-submarine , anti-aircraft , or surface combat roles. Their primary surface armament consists of two quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship launchers with a range of up to 120 kilometres (75 mi). Also available is an OTO Melara 76 mm gun, which has both anti-ship and anti-air capabilities.[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Air defence is provided by an AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile with a range of up to 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) Sixteen VLS cells are mounted on the port external bulkhead of the hangar . The Goalkeeper close-in weapon system provides close-range air defence and can fire up to four thousand 30-millimetre (1.2 in) rounds per minute at a range of 200 to 3,000 metres (660 to 9,840 ft).[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 1 November 2006, the Portuguese Defence Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira signed a contract for the purchase of the frigates Van Nes and Van Galen . Van Nes , renamed NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333), was transferred to Portugal on 16 January 2009 and Van Galen , renamed NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334) was transferred on 15 January 2010. With the sale of two M-class frigates to Portugal only two of the eight ships remained with the Royal Netherlands Navy.[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Export / Portugal; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | Netherlands[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
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