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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Thetis-class patrol vessel |
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| Displacement | — | 3,500 tons, standard[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Thetis class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Royal Danish Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] |
Thetis-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
112.3 m (368 ft 5 in)[source]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
3 × Detroit Diesel GM 16V 7163-7305 at 1 × Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 at
Single sourceEMG
Single source3 × Detroit Diesel GM 16V 7163-7305 at 480 kW (640 hp) 1 × Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 at 120 kW (160 hp) ( EMG )[source]
3 × MAN B&W Diesel 12v28/32A-D at 2,940 kW (3,943 hp), single shaft 1 × Brunvoll azimuth thruster (800 kW) 1 × electrical Brunvoll bow thruster (600 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1991–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] | Ocean patrol frigates[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] | 1 × Terma Scanter Mil 009 navigational radar 1 × Furuno FR-1505 DA surface search radar 1 × Terma SCANTER 4103 air & surface search radar 1 × SaabTech Vectronics 9LV 200 Mk 3 fire control system 1 × SaabTech CTS-36 hull-mounted sonar FLIR Systems AN/AAQ-22 SAFIRE thermal imager[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] | 3 StanFlex modules, with the following options each: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm , only in bow slot 1 × Mk.56 VLS fitting 12 RIM-162 ESSM 8 × Harpoon Block II SSM in inclined launchers Other armament: 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns 2 × 7.62 mm light machine guns[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | Thetis class[source] |
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| Builders | — | Svendborg Skibsværft[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Hvidbjørnen class[source] |
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| Ice class | — | DNV GL Ice-IA Finnish-Swedish ice class IA equiv.[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 60 days[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 x 7 m (23 ft) RHIBs[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x Sikorsky MH-60R helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Aft helicopter deck and hangar[source] |
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