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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Pathfinder-class survey shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Pathfinder-class survey ship |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | Diesel-electric; 4 EMD/Baylor diesel generators; 11,425 horsepower (8.52 MW); 2 GE CDF 1944 motors; 8,000 horsepower (5.96 MW) sustained; 6,000 horsepower (4.48 MW); 2 Lips Z drives; bow thruster, 1,500 horsepower (1.19 MW).[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Military Sealift Command[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
329 ft (100 m)[source]
Displacement
Single source4,762 long tons[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source32 knots (59 km/h )[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Economic Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Hull Speed (13,000 HP) Cruise Speed (5,000 HP)
Single sourceHull Speed (13,000 HP) 25 kn (29 mph) Cruise Speed (5,000 HP) 18 kn (21 mph) Economic Speed: 16 kn (18 mph)[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 |
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2001–present[source] |
1994–present[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Survey ship[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] | — |
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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 | — | Halter Marine[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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