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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 1
Yuan Wang-class tracking shiplarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Yuan Wang 3-6 - N/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Yuan Wang-class tracking ship |
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| Displacement | — | ~21,000 tons (Yuan Wang 1 and 2: 10,000+ / Yuan Wang 3 and 4 18,000)[source] |
| 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 Strategic Support Force[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
Yuan Wang / Yuan Wang
Single sourceYuan Wang 1 - 156.09 m / Yuan Wang 2 - 191 metres; Yuan Wang 3-6 - N/A[source]
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| 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 | 2, 1 destroyed as target[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | tracking ship[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Yuan Wang 1 and 2 - Jiangnan Shipyard , Shanghai / Yuan Wang 3 to 6 - China State Shipbuilding Corporation , Shanghai[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | none[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | none[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Sulzer diesel engine[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | none, but capable of handling either Super Frelon or Z-8[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | none[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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