corvette

Smaller than a destroyer but bigger than a corvette, they perform a range of missions at sea, from escorting bigger ships to mine warfare and hunting submarines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

HMS Albans was also involved in a three-day operation to monitor the Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoikiy earlier this month, the navy said.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025

At least two warships could be seen in the photos, one whose gangway identified it as the Chinese navy corvette Wenshan.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Sloop′-of-war, formerly a vessel, of whatever rig, between a corvette and a gun-vessel, constituting the command of a commander, carrying from ten to eighteen guns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Two Chinese anti-submarine corvettes have docked at its port for long stretches, although US and Japanese vessels have also made port calls since the base's revamp.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

President Trump has weighed in on some of the plans to field a mix of large warships and smaller corvettes, the Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Its maritime arm dispatched frigates and corvettes to patrol the coastal waters with little event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024

The shapes are type A56 corvettes of the Chinese navy - 1,500-tonne warships - and they have been berthed alongside a new, Chinese-built pier that is big enough to accommodate much larger vessels.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024

Its three lines were composed of seven iron-clads, one wooden ship of the line, five wooden frigates, two corvettes, and twelve gunboats, the last mentioned carrying six guns each.

From George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life by George Manville Fenn