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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
Type 909 weapon trials shiplarger figure on 4 of 5
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Measured figures
full
Single source6,096 tonnes (full)[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]
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Configuration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Type 909 weapon trials ship |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 1997 - 2014[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| On order | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Laid up | — | |
| Retired | — | |
| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Oceanographic research ships Weapon trial ships[source] |
| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[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] | — |
| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Zhongua Shipyard Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 diesel engines 2 shafts[source] |
| Aircraft carried | — | 1 medium helicopter (891)[source] |
| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter pad (891)[source] |
| Country of origin | — | China[source] |