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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 4
MEKO 200
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | MEKO 200 |
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| Displacement | — | 3,400 tons (full load)[source] |
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | MEKO 200 MEKO A-200 MEKO A class MEKO D Delta class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | See Operators Turkish Naval Forces Royal Australian Navy Hellenic Navy Portuguese Navy Royal New Zealand Navy South African Navy Algerian National Navy Egyptian Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present |
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118 m (387 ft)[source]
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 42[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Completed | 34[source] |
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| Active | 33[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | 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] | Sonars : Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array Air search radar : Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) Surface search radar : Saab 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band) Navigation : Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band)[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] | Guns : 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 2 naval artillery gun 3 × Phalanx or Sea Zenith CIWS Missiles : Mk-41 Mod 5/Mod 8 VLS for ESSM and Sea Sparrow SAM 2 x 8 × Harpoon or 2 x 8 × RBS-15 SSM Torpedoes : 2 × triple 324 mm Mk-32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control : Saab 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems : Saab 9LV 453 Mk-3 Link 11 Weapons control : Saab 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk-73 Mod 1[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Blohm + Voss[source] |
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| In service | — | 1987–present[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration.[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ESM : Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept) Countermeasures : Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk-36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × S-70B Seahawk or 1 × SH-2G Super Seasprite[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source] |
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