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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
Makar-class catamaranlarger 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 | Makar-class catamaran |
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| Displacement | — | 500 tons[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Makar class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Indian Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] |
53.15 m (174 ft 5 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Catamaran[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] | Advanced Electronic Positioning System, Multi-beam Swath Sounding Systems and Sub-Bottom Profiler. Equipped with modern oceanographic and land survey equipment.[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 | — | Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Sandhayak-class survey ship (1981)[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Sandhayak-class survey vessel (2023)[source] |
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| Cost | — | ₹ 800 crore (US$83 million)[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Depth | — | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Two bow thrusters[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Carries two motor boats, also carries autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Makar -class survey catamarans were a series of six 500-ton steel hull/aluminium superstructure hydrographic survey catamarans being built by Alcock Ashdown ( Gujarat ) Ltd at its Bhavnagar shipyard for the Indian Navy . The ships are designed by an Australian naval architecture firm Sea Transport Solutions, which is based in Queensland 's Gold Coast . The deal was canceled due to the extensive delays as the Navy was not satisfied with the timeline and a fresh award for construction of another class of survey vessels to the GRSE has also been undertaken. Only one ship was constructed.[source]Makar-class catamaran · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Further, the Ministry of Defence has awarded another contract for the construction of four survey vessels for the Indian Navy to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata after it became the L1 bidder in the competitive bidding. These ships have a displacement of 3,300 tonnes. Therefore, these ships are likely to be more advanced and outperform the Makar class which has a displacement of only 500 tonnes.[source]Makar-class catamaran · Cancellation of the deal; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | Australian[source]Makar class vessel design; Indian construction is distinct |
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