BPS-500 missile boat vs Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship

AWarships

BPS-500 missile boat

Guided-missile corvette

Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship

Credit

Service Depicted: Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Stalwart-class ocean surveillance shipLength

68 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4

Speed+195%

Stalwart-class ocean surveillance shiplarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+10%
Beam+18%
Complement+29%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

62m

68m

Length+10%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

68 m

Length

Single source

224 ft (68 m)^[source]

11m

13m

Beam+18%

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

13 m

Beam

Single source

43 ft (13 m)^[source]

2.5m

4.6mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

4.6 m

Draft

Single source

15 ft (4.6 m)^[source]

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2,535tfl

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

2,535 tonnes

Single source

1,565 tonnes

Single source

1,565 t.(lt) 2,535 t.(fl)^[source]

Complement+29%

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

36 people

Complement

Single source

36^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Speed

20km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+195%

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

20 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)^[source]

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

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Range

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]

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 Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW)^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	—
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	United States Navy Portugal New Zealand^[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]	18^[source]
Active	1^[source]	—
Laid up	2^[source]	—
Retired	0^[source]	—
Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	—
Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control 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]	—
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—
Builders	—	1–12: Tacoma Boatbuilding Company , Tacoma, Washington 13–18: VT Halter Marine, Inc. , Moss Point, Mississippi^[source]
Preceded by	—	None^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Victorious class^[source]
In service	—	April 12, 1984^[source]
Scrapped	—	1^[source]
Country of origin	—	United States^[source] United States^[source]

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BPS-500 missile boat

Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship

Power

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

diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW)^[source]

Name

BPS-500 class^[source]

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Operators

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

United States Navy Portugal New Zealand^[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]

18^[source]

Active

1^[source]

—

Laid up

2^[source]

—

Retired

0^[source]

—

Type

Guided-missile corvette^[source]

—

Tonnage

850 tons (full load)^[source]

—

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]

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National origin

Russia^[source]

—

Alternative designation

BPS-500^[source]

—

Builders

—

1–12: Tacoma Boatbuilding Company , Tacoma, Washington 13–18: VT Halter Marine, Inc. , Moss Point, Mississippi^[source]

Preceded by

—

None^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Victorious class^[source]

In service

—

April 12, 1984^[source]

Scrapped

—

1^[source]

Country of origin

—

United States^[source]