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BWarships
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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Spruance-class destroyerlarger figure on 2 of 2
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]
overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Spruance-class destroyer |
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| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Spruance class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1972–1983[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 1975–2005 |
waterline
Single source529 ft (161 m) waterline 563 ft (172 m) overall[source]
full load
Single source8,040 long tons (8,170 t ) full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 31[source] |
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| Active | 1 ( Paul F. Foster ) as SDTS[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | 30[source] |
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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] | AN/SPS-40 air search radar AN/SPG-60 fire control radar AN/SPS-55 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar Mark 23 TAS automatic detection and tracking radar AN/SPS-65 missile fire control radar AN/SQS-53 bow-mounted active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS towed array passive sonar Naval Tactical Data System[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 × 5 in (127 mm) 54 caliber Mark 45 dual purpose guns 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns 1 × 8 cell ASROC launcher (removed) 1 × 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher 2 × quadruple Harpoon missile canisters 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk 46 torpedoes ) 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 VLS launcher for Tomahawk missiles[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula, Mississippi[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Charles F. Adams class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Kidd class Arleigh Burke class[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Spruance -class destroyer[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare system AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures Mark 36 SRBOC decoy launching system AN/SLQ-49 inflatable decoys[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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