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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 4
Ulsan-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4
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Measured figures
Empty
Single sourcefull, Batch I
Single sourcefull, Batch II–III
Single source1,500 t (empty) 2,180 t (full, Batch I) 2,215 t (full, Batch II–III)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Ulsan-class frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Ulsan class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Republic of Korea Navy Bangladesh Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| On order | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Laid up | — | |
| Retired | ||
| 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] | Fire control system: Signaal SEWACO ZK (Batch I–II) Samsung / Ferranti WSA-423 (Batch III) AN/SPS-10C navigation radar ST-1802 fire control radar Signaal PHS-32 hull-mounted sonar TB-261K towed sonar[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] | Primary gun: 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon Secondary gun: 4 × Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch I) 3 × Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch II–III) Anti-ship: 2 × 4 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM Anti-submarine: 2 × triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006) 12 × Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge[source] |
| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Hyundai Heavy Industries Korea Shipbuilding Corporation Korea Tacoma Shipyard Daewoo Shipyard[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Incheon class[source] |
| Preserved | — | |
| Propulsion | — | CODOG 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine engine 2 × MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite 2 × Mark 36 SRBOC 6-tubed chaff/flare launcher 2 × 15-tube SLQ-261 torpedo acoustic countermeasures[source] |
| Country of origin | — | South Korea[source] |