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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Rio Damuji-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Rio Damuji class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Cuban Revolutionary Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1970s[source] |
Rio Damuji-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
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106.86 m (350.6 ft)[source]
Displacement
Single source3200 t[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] |
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| Planned | — |
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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] | Converted Frigate[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] | 2 × Styx missile launchers 2M-3 25mm twin 1NM AA/surface guns 1 turret of a ZSU-57-2[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Astilleros Construcciones, Spain[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | diesel[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | TBD - (likely Mil Mi-14 from naval aviation unit)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | landing area located in the aft area of the vessel[source] |
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