corvette

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Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine's unmanned systems, said on Telegram that the corvette Boikiy was struck.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

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

Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev, two large Russian anti-submarine ships, conducted exercises with a frigate and a corvette of Myanmar's navy, according to Interfax news agency last week.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

High water on bar, deep enough for small corvette.

From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by Stoddard, W. O.