BPS-500 missile boat vs Sariwon-class corvette

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AWarships

BPS-500 missile boat

Guided-missile corvette

BWarships

Sariwon-class corvette

Corvette

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Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

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Sariwon-class corvetteLength

61.5 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+1%
Beam+47%
Draught+4%
Speed+97%

Sariwon-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

62m

61.5m

Length+1%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

61.5 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and Sariwon-class corvette configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Sariwon-class corvette
Displacement	—	650 tons full load^[source]
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	2 x diesel engines^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	PG Sariwon-Class^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	KPA Naval Force^[source]

Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	—

In commission	2001–present^[source]	—

Planned	4^[source]	—

On order	3^[source]	—

Building	3^[source]	—

Completed	1^[source]	5^[source]

Active	1^[source]	5^[source]

Laid up	2^[source]	—

Retired	0^[source]	—

Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Corvette^[source]

Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	450 tons^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	Surface search: ? Navigational: Type 351 Radar^[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]	Four 57 mm/80 (2 twin); Four 37 mm/6 (2 twin); 16 14.5 mm machine guns (4 quad); Two depth charge rails; 30 RBU-1200 mines^[source]