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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
ROCS Kun Minglarger figure on 3 of 4
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | ROCS Kun Ming |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Kun Ming (昆明)[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] |
125 m (410 ft)[source]
Displacement
Single sourcefully loaded
Single source3,200 tonnes, 3,800 tonnes fully loaded[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]
at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single sourceat 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | 1 × CastorII fire control radar 1 x DRBV-26D Jupiter-II two-dimensional air search radar 1 x Poseidon Triton G search radar Najir photoelectric director Alose Sonar System[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] | Anti-ship; 8 × Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles 1 x MIM-72 Chaparral 2 x Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes Guns; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 2 × Bofors 40 mm L70 guns CIWS; 1 × Phalanx CIWS[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | Kun Ming[source] |
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| Builder | — | DCNS , Lorient[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 6 November 1994[source] |
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| Launched | — | 13 May 1995[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 1997[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 26 February 1997[source] |
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| Home port | — | Zuoying[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : PFG-1205[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Kang Ding-class frigate[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 50 days of food[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × ETN boats[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 350 tonnes of fuel, 80 m³ of kerosene, 60 tonnes of potable water[source] |
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| Armour | — | On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Sikorsky S-70C (M)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar and helipad[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Used by | — | Republic of China Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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