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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Romanian frigate Mărășeștilarger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Romanian frigate Mărășești |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 4 × Diesel engines , 8,440 bhp (6,290 kW)[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Mărășești[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present |
144.6 m (474 ft 5 in)[source]
full
Single sourcestandard
Single source4,754 t (4,679 long tons) standard 5,790 t (5,700 long tons) full[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] | MR-302 Rubka surveillance and target detection radar Garpun-E target detection radar MR-105 Turiel fire control radar MR-123 Wympiel fire control radar MG-322 Argun′ sonar Racal Decca navigation 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 × twin 76 mm (3.0 in) AK-726 guns 4 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS 4 × double launchers for P-15M (SS-N-2C) anti-ship missiles 2 × 12-barrel 213 mm (8.4 in) RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes Mines[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | Battle of Mărășești[source] |
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| Builder | — | 2 May Naval Shipyard , Mangalia[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 7 August 1979[source] |
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| Launched | — | 4 June 1981[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 3 June 1985 (entry to service) 2 August 1986 (official ceremony)[source] |
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| Renamed | — | Muntenia (1986–1990) Timișoara (1990)[source] |
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| Home port | — | Constanța[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : F111 MMSI number : 264800052 MarineTraffic ID : 6269111 Callsign :YQXB[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Frigate[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × IAR 330 Puma Naval MQ-35A V-BAT UAV[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Romania[source] |
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| Design and equipment origin context | — | The ship's design was to be the work of Romanian engineers only, without the participation of foreign specialists. Systems which could not be developed independently, or licences acquired, were predominantly procured from the Soviet Union. All weapon systems and electronic equipment were of Soviet origin, though still not modern due to the Soviet export policies on individual system sales. The choice of diesel propulsion, provided again by the Soviet Union, was also not optimal for a ship of this size.[source] |
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