BPS-500 missile boat vs OPV-80-class patrol vessel

AWarships

OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessel

Credit

Gobierno de Chile · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

OPV-80-class patrol vesselLength

80.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

OPV-80-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+30%
Beam+18%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

62m

80.6m

Length+30%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

80.6 m

Length

Single source

80.6 m (264 ft 5 in)^[source]

11m

13m

Beam+18%

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

13 m

Beam

Single source

13 m (42 ft 8 in)^[source]

2.5m

—

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

30, up to 60

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

30, up to 60^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Speed

41km/hMaximum

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h )^[source]

41 km/h

Maximum

Single source

Maximum : 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)^[source]

4,100kmat 14 knots (26 km/h )

15,900kmat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,100 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h )

Single source

2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km ; 2,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h )^[source]

15,900 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

8,600 nmi (15,900 km; 9,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and OPV-80-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	OPV-80-class patrol vessel
Displacement	—	1,728–1,850 tons^[source]
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 – output of 4,080 kW (5,470 hp) each at 1000 rpm CPP 4D775 with Lipstronic Advanced 7000 control system Wärtsilä reduction gearbox SCV 62 3 × Caterpillar 3412C 435 kVA at 1500 rpm 1 × Caterpillar 3056 105 kVA at 1500 rpm 2 × type MD stern shaft seals 2 × bow thrusters, 200 kW (270 hp)^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	—
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	—
In commission	2001–present^[source]	—
Planned	4^[source]	7^[source]
On order	3^[source]	—
Building	3^[source]	—
Completed	1^[source]	7^[source]
Active	1^[source]	7^[source]
Laid up	2^[source]	—
Retired	0^[source]	—
Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Offshore patrol vessel^[source]
Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	Fire Control System : DESA ARIES Navigation : Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge System (IBS) Radars : 2 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E X-band radars 1 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E S-band radar^[source]
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 : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)^[source]
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—
Builders	—	ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	Chile: 1 × AS.365 Dauphin N2 Colombia: 1 × Bo 105^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	Hangar for a medium size helicopter^[source]

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BPS-500 missile boat

OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Displacement

—

1,728–1,850 tons^[source]

Power

2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]

2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 – output of 4,080 kW (5,470 hp) each at 1000 rpm CPP 4D775 with Lipstronic Advanced 7000 control system Wärtsilä reduction gearbox SCV 62 3 × Caterpillar 3412C 435 kVA at 1500 rpm 1 × Caterpillar 3056 105 kVA at 1500 rpm 2 × type MD stern shaft seals 2 × bow thrusters, 200 kW (270 hp)^[source]

Name

BPS-500 class^[source]

—

Operators

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]

Built

1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

—

In commission

2001–present^[source]

—

Planned

4^[source]

7^[source]

On order

3^[source]

—

Building

3^[source]

—

Completed

Active

Laid up

—

Retired

0^[source]

—

Type

Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Offshore patrol vessel^[source]

Tonnage

850 tons (full load)^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

Fire Control System : DESA ARIES Navigation : Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge System (IBS) Radars : 2 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E X-band radars 1 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E S-band radar^[source]

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 : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)^[source]

National origin

Russia^[source]

—

Alternative designation

BPS-500^[source]

—

Builders

—

ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

Chile: 1 × AS.365 Dauphin N2 Colombia: 1 × Bo 105^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

Hangar for a medium size helicopter^[source]