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BWarships
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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
PCE-842-class patrol craftlarger figure on 1 of 3
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]
oa
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | PCE-842-class patrol craft |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 diesel engines, 2 shafts 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) total[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | United States Navy United States Coast Guard Royal Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Ecuadorian Navy Colombian National Navy Republic of Vietnam Navy Republic of China Navy Cuban Revolutionary Navy Philippine Navy Myanmar Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1942–1945 |
wl
Single source180 ft (54.86 m) wl 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) oa[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source850 long tons (860 t) standard, 903 long tons (917 t) full load[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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| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 68[source] |
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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] | — |
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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] | 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 6 × Bofors 40 mm guns (3 twin mounts) 4 × 20 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine projector Depth charges[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Pullman Company , IL (34) Albina Engine Works , OR (20) Willamette Iron & Steel , OR (14)[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Roofdier-class frigate Malvar -class corvette[source] |
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| Preserved | — | ~2[source] |
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