FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 3 of 5
Osprey 55-class gunboatlarger figure on 2 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Osprey 55-class gunboat |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2× MTU 16V 1163 TB63 diesels 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Hellenic Navy Royal Moroccan Navy Senegal Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1986–1990[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
54.8 m (179 ft 9 in)[source]
full load
Single source555 long tons (564 t) full load[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]
at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Single sourceat 25 kn (29 mph; 46 km/h)
Single source500 mi (430 nmi; 800 km) at 25 kn (29 mph; 46 km/h) 2,800 mi (2,400 nmi; 4,500 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 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] | — |
|---|
| Planned | — |
|---|
| On order | — |
|---|
| Building | — |
|---|
| Completed |
|---|
| Active |
|---|
| Laid up | — |
|---|
| Retired | — |
|---|
| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Gunboat[source] |
|---|
| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | Thomson-CSF Triton Surface search radar Selenia RTNX fire control 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] | 1× OTO Melara 76 mm gun 1× Bofors 40 mm gun Provision for mines[source] |
|---|
| National origin | Russia[source] | Denmark[source] |
|---|
| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
|---|
| Builders | — | Hellenic Shipyards, Scarmanga (Greek ships) Danyard A/S, Frederikshaven, Denmark[source] |
|---|
| Troops | — | 25[source] |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR 2000S ESM[source] |
|---|