corvette

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The Israeli navy, whose largest vessels are missile corvettes and five diesel-fuelled submarines, is mostly active in the Mediterranean and Red seas.

From Reuters

They were envisioned as small, fast, relatively inexpensive and expendable “street fighter” corvettes, suitable both for humanitarian missions and small-bore coastal operations where they could swarm an adversary with their numbers.

From Washington Times

They included a surfaced submarine, a destroyer, a corvette and a patrol ship as well as their supporting tugs and supply ships.

From BBC

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is overseeing a revamp of the island’s military, rolling out new equipment such as “carrier killer” stealth corvettes.

From Reuters

The first missile boat of “Project Magen” docked at Israel’s Haifa port, with three more of the corvettes scheduled to arrive over the next two years.

From Washington Times