BPS-500 missile boat vs Type 054 frigate

AWarships

Type 054 frigate

Frigate

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Type 054 frigateCCTV

134 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 054 frigatelarger figure on 1 of 1

Draught+100%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

62m

134mCCTV

Length

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

134 m

CCTV

Single source

134 m (440 ft)(CCTV)^[source]

11m

16mCCTV

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

16 m

CCTV

Single source

16 m (52 ft) (CCTV)^[source]

2.5m

Draught+100%

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft)^[source]

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190Unspecified

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

190 people

Unspecified

Single source

190人^[source]Unspecified

—

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Speed

50km/hMaximum; estimated

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

50 km/h

Maximum; estimated

Single source

27 kn (50 km/h) estimated^[source]

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

14,900kmestimated

RangeScopes differ

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]

14,900 km

estimated

Single source

8,025 nautical miles (14,900 km) estimated^[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 Type 054 frigate configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Type 054 frigate
Displacement	—	3,900 tons (full)^[source]
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) , 4× SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	—
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	1999–2005^[source]
In commission	2001–present^[source]	2005–present^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	—
On order	3^[source]	—
Building	3^[source]	—
Completed	1^[source]	2^[source]
Active	1^[source]	2^[source]
Laid up	2^[source]	—
Retired	0^[source]	—
Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Frigate^[source]
Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	Type 363S ( Thomson-CSF DRBV-15 Sea Tiger) 2D air/surface search radar, E/F band Type 345 ( Thomson-CSF Castor-II) fire-control radar for HQ-7 SAM, I/J band Type 347G Rice Lamp fire control radar for AK-630 CIWS guns, I-band MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type MR34 100 mm gun fire control radar 2× Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM^[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]	2× 4-cell YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles 1 × HQ-10 short-range SAM 24-cell launcher 1× Type 210 100 mm naval gun 4× AK-630 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns Triple 324 mm YU-7 ASW torpedoes Rocket launchers, possibly ASW rockets or decoy rockets Before 2020 refit: 1× HQ-7 8-cell SAM launcher (replaced by 24-cell launcher HQ-10 short-range SAM)^[source]
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—
Builders	—	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Preceded by	—	Type 053H3 frigate^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Type 054A frigate^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9 C^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	hangar^[source]
Country of origin	—	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]

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BPS-500 missile boat

Type 054 frigate

Displacement

—

3,900 tons (full)^[source]

Power

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

Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) , 4× SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each^[source]

Name

BPS-500 class^[source]

—

Operators

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force^[source]

Built

1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

1999–2005^[source]

In commission

2001–present^[source]

2005–present^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

—

On order

3^[source]

—

Building

3^[source]

—

Completed

Active

Laid up

—

Retired

0^[source]

—

Type

Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Frigate^[source]

Tonnage

850 tons (full load)^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

Type 363S ( Thomson-CSF DRBV-15 Sea Tiger) 2D air/surface search radar, E/F band Type 345 ( Thomson-CSF Castor-II) fire-control radar for HQ-7 SAM, I/J band Type 347G Rice Lamp fire control radar for AK-630 CIWS guns, I-band MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type MR34 100 mm gun fire control radar 2× Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM^[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]

2× 4-cell YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles 1 × HQ-10 short-range SAM 24-cell launcher 1× Type 210 100 mm naval gun 4× AK-630 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns Triple 324 mm YU-7 ASW torpedoes Rocket launchers, possibly ASW rockets or decoy rockets Before 2020 refit: 1× HQ-7 8-cell SAM launcher (replaced by 24-cell launcher HQ-10 short-range SAM)^[source]

National origin

Russia^[source]

—

Alternative designation

BPS-500^[source]

—

Builders

—

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Huangpu Shipyard^[source]

Preceded by

—

Type 053H3 frigate^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Type 054A frigate^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9 C^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

hangar^[source]

Country of origin

—

People's Republic of China^[source]