BPS-500 missile boat vs Rover-class tanker

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Rover-class tanker

Tanker

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Rover-class tankerLength

141 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4

Speed+79%

Rover-class tankerlarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+127%
Beam+73%
Draught+192%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

62m

141m

Length+127%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

141 m

Length

Single source

461 ft (141 m)^[source]

11m

19m

Beam+73%

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

19 m

Beam

Single source

63 ft (19 m)^[source]

2.5m

7.3m

Draught+192%

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

7.3 m

Draught

Single source

24 ft (7.3 m)^[source]

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16,160t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

16,160 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

16,160 t (15,900 long tons)^[source]

16officers 31 ratings

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

16 people

officers 31 ratings

Single source

16 officers 31 ratings^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Speed

33km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+79%

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h )^[source]

33 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[source]

4,100kmat 14 knots (26 km/h )

28,000kmat 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,100 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h )

Single source

2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km ; 2,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h )^[source]

28,000 km

at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Single source

15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and Rover-class tanker configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Rover-class tanker
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA 4 diesel engines 1 × shaft Bow thruster 15,360 hp (11,450 kW)^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	—
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Royal Fleet Auxiliary Indonesian Navy Portuguese Navy^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	1968–1974^[source]
In commission	2001–present^[source]	1970–2017 (RFA)^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	—
On order	3^[source]	—
Building	3^[source]	—
Completed	1^[source]	5^[source]
Active	1^[source]	1^[source]
Laid up	2^[source]	—
Retired	0^[source]	4^[source]
Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Tanker^[source]
Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	6,692 t DWT^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	Sperry Marine Visionmaster radars and ECDIS. 1690 I band navigation radars^[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]	2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × 7.62 mm machine guns^[source]
National origin	Russia^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—
Builders	—	Swan Hunter^[source]
Preceded by	—	Dale class^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Tide class^[source]
Capacity	—	3,000 m 3 (19,000 bbl) of fuel^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	2 × Corvus and 2 × Plessey Shield decoy launchers Graseby Type 182 towed torpedo decoy^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	Helicopter deck (no hangar)^[source]

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BPS-500 missile boat

Rover-class tanker

Power

2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]

2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA 4 diesel engines 1 × shaft Bow thruster 15,360 hp (11,450 kW)^[source]

Name

BPS-500 class^[source]

—

Operators

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Indonesian Navy Portuguese Navy^[source]

Built

1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

1968–1974^[source]

In commission

2001–present^[source]

1970–2017 (RFA)^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

—

On order

3^[source]

—

Building

3^[source]

—

Completed

Active

Laid up

—

Retired

0^[source]

4^[source]

Type

Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Tanker^[source]

Tonnage

850 tons (full load)^[source]

6,692 t DWT^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

Sperry Marine Visionmaster radars and ECDIS. 1690 I band navigation radars^[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]

2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × 7.62 mm machine guns^[source]

National origin

Russia^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]

Alternative designation

BPS-500^[source]

—

Builders

—

Swan Hunter^[source]

Preceded by

—

Dale class^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Tide class^[source]

Capacity

—

3,000 m 3 (19,000 bbl) of fuel^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

2 × Corvus and 2 × Plessey Shield decoy launchers Graseby Type 182 towed torpedo decoy^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

Helicopter deck (no hangar)^[source]