BPS-500 missile boat vs Tapi-class corvette

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AWarships

BPS-500 missile boat

Guided-missile corvette

BWarships

Tapi-class corvette

Corvette

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

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Tapi-class corvetteLength

83.8 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3

Beam+9%
Speed+59%

Tapi-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 3

Length

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

62m

83.8m

Length+35%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

83.8 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and Tapi-class corvette configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Tapi-class corvette
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	2× Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-9 diesel engines, 2 shafts 5,250 hp (3,910 kW)^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	Tapi class^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Royal Thai Navy^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	1970–1974

In commission	2001–present^[source]	1971–present^[source]

Planned	4^[source]	—

On order	3^[source]	—

Building	3^[source]	—

Completed	1^[source]	2^[source]

Active	1^[source]	1^[source]

Laid up	2^[source]	—

Retired	0^[source]	1^[source]

Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	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]	Radar: Signaal LW04 Air/surface search Raytheon SPS-53E surface search Signaal WM-22-61 fire control Sonar: Atlas Elektronik DSQS-21C hull-mounted, medium frequency active search/attack^[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]	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun 1× Bofors 40mm/70 gun 2× Oerlikon 20 mm 2× 12.7 mm machine guns 2× triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes, Mark 46 torpedoes Depth charges^[source]