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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 3 of 4
Skjold-class corvettelarger figure on 1 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 | Skjold-class corvette |
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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] | Skjold class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Royal Norwegian Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] |
Length on cushion
Single source47.50 m (155.8 ft) 44.3 m (145 ft) (Length on cushion)[source]
full load
Single source274 tonnes full load[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source32 knots (59 km/h )[source]
Maximum; In sea state 3
Single sourceMaximum; In sea state 3 In calm sea: >
Single sourceMaximum; In sea state 3 In sea state 5: >
Single sourceIn sea state 3: 45 knots (83 km/h) In sea state 5: >25 knots (46 km/h) In calm sea: >60 knots (110 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1999–present[source] |
| 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] | Coastal 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] | Thales MRR-3D-NG air/surface radar Terma Scanter 6000 after the MLU Saab Ceros 200 FC CS-3701 electronic warfare suite Sagem Vigy 20 electro-optical sensor[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] | 8 × Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile SSMs , kept in an internal weapons bay 1 × 76mm Otobreda Super Rapid multi-role cannon 2 × 12.7mm Browning M2HB HMGs Portable SIMBAD version Mistral SAMs Protector (RWS) (Sea Protector)[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Umoe Mandal , Mandal, Norway[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Hauk class[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Renk COGAG 2 × Pratt & Whitney ST18M plus 2 × Pratt & Whitney ST40M gas turbines → 12,170 kilowatts[source] |
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| Notes | — | Soft kill: TKWA/ MASS Other: Link 11 and Link 16[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Norway[source] |
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