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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Soyang-class fast combat support shiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Soyang-class fast combat support ship |
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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] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Republic of Korea Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2016-present[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
190 m (623 ft 4 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcelight load
Single source10,105 tonnes (9,945 long tons) light load 22,500 tonnes (22,145 long tons) full load[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] | Fast combat support ship[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] | — |
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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] | 1× 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Hyundai Heavy Industries Hanwha Ocean[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Cheonji -class fast combat support ship[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$ 331 million for the second ship[source] |
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| In service | — | 2018-present[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Combined diesel-electric or diesel (CODELOD)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | MASS decoy launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | SH-60 Seahawk[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helipad and hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Korea[source] |
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