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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 x MAN B&W Diesel ALPHA 8L27/38 generating 2,720 kW (3,650 hp) each through RENK reduction gear "Twin in/single out"[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Knud Rasmussen class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Royal Danish Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
LOA LWL
Single sourceLOA 71.8 m (235 ft 7 in) LWL 61.0 m (200 ft 2 in)[source]
1,720 tons ( full load
Single source1,720 tons (2,050 t full load)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2008–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] | Ocean patrol craft[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] | 1 × Terma Scanter 4100 surface and air search radar 3 × Furuno navigation radars SAAB CEROS 200 radar and optronic tracking system and CWI illumination 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] | 2 StanFlex modules, with the following options each: 1 × 76 mm gun Mk M/85 LvSa gun, only in bow slot 1 × Mk.48 or Mk.56 VLS fitting 6 or 12 RIM-162 ESSM surface-to-air missiles respectively 8 × Harpoon Block II SSM in inclined launchers MU90 Impact ASW-torpedo launcher Others: 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine gun M/01 LvSa[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Karstensens Skibsværft Hull is built at the Polish Stocznia Pólnocna (Northern Shipyard) in Gdansk[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Agdlek class[source] |
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| Ice class | — | Finnish-Swedish ice class 1A Super/ Polar Class 6 )[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 1 x SB90E for search and rescue , 1x 7 m (23 ft) RHIB , 1 x 4.8 metres (16 ft) RHIB[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Aft helicopter deck[source] |
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