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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Type 052C destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Type 052C destroyer |
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| Displacement | — | 7,000 tons[source] |
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | Combined diesel or gas 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW each) 2 × MTU 20V 956TB92 diesels (6 MW each)[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | PLA Navy Surface Force[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
155 m (508 ft 6 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2002–2015[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| 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] | Guided-missile destroyer[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 346 radar (air search, fire control) Type 517 radar (air search) Type 364 radar (air and surface search) Type 344 radar (main gun fire control) Type 347G(2) radar (Type 730 fire control) Type 366 radar (YJ-62 fire control) Bow mounted sonar Towed array sonar[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] | 48 HHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles 8 YJ-62 anti-ship cruise missiles 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 gun 2 × 30mm Type 730 close-in weapons systems 6 × torpedo tubes[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 052B destroyer (based on hull family and commissioning date)[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 052D (based on hull family) Type 051C (based on commissioning date)[source] |
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| In service | — | September 2005–present[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | NRJ-6A 4x H/RJZ-726-4A Decoy Launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 helicopter ( Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9 )[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Stern hangar Helicopter landing platform[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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