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BWarships
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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 3 of 5
Type 022 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Type 022 missile boat |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 x diesel engines generating 6,865 hp (5,119 kW) 4 x Kamewae waterjet propulsors[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Type 022[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2004–2009 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
42.6 m (139 ft 9 in)[source]
full load
Single source224 long tons (228 t) full load[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h )
Single source2,200 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.
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2004–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 60[source] |
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| Active | 60 (approx.)[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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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] | Type 348 (LR66) surface search radar Navigation radar (I band) Optronic director[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] | 8 x YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 x FLS-1 MANPADS launcher 1 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding , Shanghai[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Komar-class missile boat Type 021 missile boat[source] |
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| Cost | — | Estimates vary from $14.5 million over $40 million up to $50 million per boat[source] |
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| Decks | — |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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