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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Lupo-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | - CODOG scheme - 2 x shaft - 2 x GE / Fiat LM2500 gas turbines 50,000 shp (37,000 kW) - 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A230-20 diesel engines 7,800 shp (5.8 MW) - 4 x diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 236SS, 3,000 kW (4,000 shp)[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Lupo class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Italian Navy (former) Peruvian Navy Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
113.2 m (371 ft) LOA[source]
full load
Single source2.506 t (2.466 long tons) 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] | 1977[source] |
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| Planned | 18[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 18[source] |
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| Active | 10[source] |
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| Laid up |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile 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] | - Selenia SADOC 2 combat management system - 1 x Selenia SPS-774 (RAN-10S) early warning radar - 1 x Selenia SPQ-2F CORA OTH surface search radar - 1 x Selenia SPS-702 (or RAN-11L/X) air/surface search radar - 1 x Selenia SPG-70 (RTN-10X) fire control radar - 1 x Raytheon Mk 95 fire control radar - 2 x Selenia SPG-74 (RTN-20X) fire control radar - 1 x GEM Elettronica AN/SPN-748 navigation radar - Raytheon DE 1160B (SQS-56) hull 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] | - 8 x Otomat Mk 2 SSMs - 1 x Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow / Aspide SAM - 2 x Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes - 1 x OTO Melara 127/54 mm gun - 2 x OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) Fincantieri SIMA[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Alpino class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Maestrale class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Carvajal class Mariscal Sucre class Artigliere (Soldati) class[source] |
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| Scrapped | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | - SLR-4 ESM system - SLQ-D ECM system - AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy - 2 x Breda SCLAR decoy launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 AB-212ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck: 25.2 m × 11.3 m (83 ft × 37 ft) Telescopic hangar for 1 medium helicopter.[source] |
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