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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 4
Kidd-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Kidd-class destroyer |
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| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Kidd -class destroyer[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | United States Navy Republic of China Navy (as Kee Lung class )[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1978–1982[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1981–1999 ( United States Navy ) 2005–present ( Republic of China Navy ) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
563 ft (172 m)[source]
Dead Weight
Single sourceFull
Single sourceLight
Single sourceLight: 7,289 t (7,174 long tons; 8,035 short tons) Full: 9,783 t (9,628 long tons; 10,784 short tons) Dead Weight: 2,494 t (2,455 long tons; 2,749 short tons)[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]
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 4 ( Taiwan )[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile destroyer[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] | SPS-48E 3D Air Search Radar SPS-49(V)5 2D Air Search Radar 2 × SPG-51D Missile Control Radar 1 × AN/SPG-60 Gun Fire Control Radar SPS-55 Surface Search Radar SPQ-9A Gun Fire Control Radar SQS-53 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] | 2 × 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns 2 × Mk 26 launchers for 68 × RIM-66 SM-2MR Block IIIA（RIM-66K-2 and RUR-5 ASROC 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 cannons (Varies from ship to ship, Block 0/1/1A/1B) 2 × 4 Mk 141 Harpoon missile canisters 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk46 torpedoes ) (14 torpedoes)[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Ingalls Shipbuilding , MS (4)[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Spruance class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Arleigh Burke class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Kee Lung class[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | AN/SLQ-32 (V)3 OUTBOARD II EW Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed sonar decoy[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 SH-3 helicopter or 2 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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