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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 2
Pohang-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 2
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10 officers
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Configuration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Pohang-class corvette |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Pohang class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Republic of Korea Navy Colombian National Navy Egyptian Navy Peruvian Navy Philippine Navy Vietnam People's Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 17 December 1984 – present[source] |
| Planned | — | |
| On order | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | 24[source] | |
| Active | 10 2 Republic of Korea Navy 1 Colombian National Navy 1 Egyptian Navy 2 Peruvian Navy 1 Philippine Navy 3 Vietnam People's Navy[source] | |
| Laid up | — | |
| Retired | 14[source] | |
| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Corvette[source] |
| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | Combat management system: Signaal SEWACO ZK (Batch II - III) Samsung / Ferranti WSA-423 (Batch IV - VI) Fire control system & radar: Signaal WM28 (Batch II - III) WSA-423 includes FCS (Batch IV - VI) Fire control radar: Samsung /Marconi S1810 (Batch IV - VI) Samsung /Marconi ST1802 (Batch V - VI) Surface search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-64 (Batch II - VI) STX SPS-300K (Batch IV - VI, after 2014) Optronic director: Signaal LIOD (Batch II - III) Samsung /Radamec 2400 (Batch IV - VI) Sonar: EDO 786 (Batch II) Raytheon AN/SQS-58 (Batch III - VI)[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] | Primary gun: 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch II) 2 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch III - VI) Secondary gun: 2 x Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch II) 2 x Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch III - VI) Anti-ship: 2 x MM38 Exocet SSM (Batch II) 2 x 2 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM (Batch IV, after 1999) 2 x 2 SSM-700K C-Star SSM (Batch V - VI, after 2007) 2 x 4 VCM-01M SSM (Vietnamese retrofitting) Anti-submarine: 2 x triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006) 12 x Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge Anti-air: Mistral MANPADS (after 2000) Other armaments: 2 x K6 HMG 2 x M60 Machine guns[source] |
| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation Korea Tacoma Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries Daewoo Shipbuilding Hanjin Heavy Industries[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Donghae class[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Incheon class[source] |
| Preserved | — | |
| Propulsion | — | CODOG 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Mk 36 SRBOC GoldStar ULQ-12K ESM SLQ-261K TACM (Batch IV - VI, after 2012) Victek SLQ-201K ESM (Batch IV - VI, after 2019)[source] |
| Country of origin | — | South Korea[source] |