corvette

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China and Iran deployed destroyer warships, while Russia and the United Arab Emirates sent corvette vessels.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 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

Two weeks later, HMS Somerset was used to complete a three-day mission watching RFN Boikiy as the corvette escorted a merchant vessel on its voyage.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 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

Four boats were at the sides of the corvette, and into these went down the expectant boarders, for the crisis was at hand.

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