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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2001–present |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source1,500 tonnes[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[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] | Asr 3D PESA long-range 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] | Naval guns 1 × 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun 1 × 40 mm Fath-40 AAA or 1 × 30mm Kamand CIWS 2 × 20 mm cannons Oerlikon 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns Surface to air missiles 4 × Mehrab SAM , a naval version of the Sayyad-2 or 4 × Sayyad-3 SAM Anti-ship missiles 4 × Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles (Some ships are equipped with 8 anti-ship missiles) Anti-submarine warfare 2 × triple 324 mm torpedoes[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Alvand class[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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