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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 2
Panarea-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Panarea-class tanker |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 x shaft Favignana : 2 x diesel engines Caterpillar C18, 484.71 kW (650.01 bhp) each 2 x diesel generators ANSALDO mod. M2BM 315 SA/4 Linosa , Panarea and Salina : 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-6V, 587 kW (787 bhp) each 2 x diesel generators Isotta Fraschini VM1312-MH-14[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Panarea class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Italian Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
LPP
Single source50.00 m (164 ft 1 in) LOA 47.25 m (155 ft 0 in) LPP[source]
Empty
Single sourcefull load
Single source292 t (287 long tons), empty 863 t (849 long tons), full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Coastal oil tanker[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] | 2 × GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation 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] | — |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Cantieri Navali Ferrari ( La Spezia )[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 570 m 3 (20,000 cu ft) NATO F76 (diesel fuel marine) or 581 m 3 (20,500 cu ft) NATO F44/JP5 (aviation fuel) equivalent to 550 t (540 long tons)[source] |
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