corvette

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In 2010, South Korea's Cheonan corvette was torpedoed -- an attack Seoul attributed to North Korea, but which Pyongyang denied.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

A small corvette, on the other hand, could be built much more quickly, Clark said, particularly if the Navy works with a foreign shipbuilder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

In 1939, a Royal Navy corvette due to be named HMS Pansy became HMS Heartsease just before it was launched.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

The measurements of the vessel and its shape correspond with a Karakurt-class corvette.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

Under Sir Samuel Hood he then proceeded to the Mona passage, where he captured the French corvette “C�r�s.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various