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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
Type 055 destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Type 055 destroyer |
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| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2014–present[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
| Planned |
180 m (590 ft 7 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source11,000 t (11,000 long tons ) ( standard ) 12–13,000 t (12–12,795 long tons) ( full load )[source]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
16[source] |
| On order | — |
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| Building |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 10[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile cruiser (per NATO )[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 346B Dragon Eye ( C / S-band ) multifunctional radar X-band multifunctional radar Navigational radar Optronic system Optronic gunfire control system Hull-mounted sonar Variable-depth / towed-array sonars[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] | 1 × 130 mm H/PJ-45 130mm naval gun 1 × 30 mm Type 1130 Golden Shield (H/PJ-11) gun-based CIWS 1 × 24-cell HHQ-10 SAM -based CIWS 112 GJB 5860-2006 universal VLS cells for: HQ-9 family long range surface-to-air missiles: HHQ-9 HHQ-9B HQ-16 family medium range surface-to-air missiles: HHQ-16 HHQ-16B YJ-18 A anti-ship missiles YJ-20 anti-ship ballistic missiles YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missiles CJ-10 land-attack cruise missile Anti-submarine missiles 2 × sets of 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes Yu-7 torpedoes[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Changxingdao-Jiangnan Shipyard , Shanghai Dalian Shipyard , Liaoning[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 052D destroyer[source] |
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| Cost | — | CN¥6 billion (US$888 million) per unit including R&D (FY 2017)[source] |
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| In service | — | 2020–present[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Electronic warfare system 24-barreled decoy launchers Type 726-4 decoy launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 medium-lift helicopters Harbin Z-9 Changhe Z-18 Harbin Z-20[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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