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corvette

[kawr-vet] / kɔrˈvɛt /


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AFP journalists near the Simon's Town base saw the Russian-flagged corvette vessel pull into False Bay.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

The Israeli navy, for example, already operates the Sa’ra 6-class corvette, based on the German Braunschweig-class ship, which could be adapted for the project, Clark said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

In 1943 he joined the Navy, where as a seaman he carried out general ship and gunnery duties on the Flower class corvette HMS Potentilla.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

That Karakurt-class corvette was being built at the port when Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kerch and the shipyard in July 2020.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

He was at the conquest of Martinique and St. Lucia in 1794, also captured a French corvette.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.