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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Zumwalt-class destroyerlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Displacement
Single source15,656 long tons (15,907 t)[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]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines ( each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (
Single sourceeach
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW (47,500 hp) each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW (5,100 hp) each)[source]
2 × propellers driven by electric motors Total: 78 MW (105,000 shp )[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 | Zumwalt-class destroyer |
|---|---|---|
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Zumwalt class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 15 October 2016[source] |
| Planned | 32[source] | |
| On order | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Laid up | — | |
| Retired | — | |
| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile destroyer[source] |
| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) ( X band active electronically scanned array )[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] | 20 × Mk 57 VLS modules, 4 cells per module, 80 launch cells total Each cell can contain: 4 × RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles , 1 × Tomahawk , 1 x SM-6 , or 1 × RUM-139 vertical launch anti-submarine rocket 2 × 6.1 in (155 mm)/62 caliber Advanced Gun System (functionally inoperable; only a nominal ammunition supply exists) replaced by (12) Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Hypersonic Missiles SSMs providing high value target (HVT) Land Attack and Anti-Ship strike capability. 2 × 1.2 in (30 mm) Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System[source] |
| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Bath Iron Works , Ingalls Shipbuilding[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Arleigh Burke class[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Arleigh Burke class Flight III DDG(X)[source] |
| Cost | — | $22.5 billion program cost (FY15) $4.24B per unit (excl R&D) as of 2016[source] |
| Cancelled | — | 29[source] |
| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × MH-60R helicopter 3 × MQ-8 Fire Scout VT- UAVs[source] |
| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters[source] |
| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |