1
: a warship ranking in the old sailing navies next below a frigate
2
: a highly maneuverable armed escort ship that is smaller than a destroyer
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This can all quickly change if the Navy gets real about their fuel demands, acknowledges the Pacific will be contested, and confronts the looming logistical challenge of keeping vast numbers of autonomous corvettes and other small support craft operational in a conflict.
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Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
According to Luck, China already operates a wide range of anti-ship missiles, deployed on smaller vessels like missile boats, corvettes, and frigates, as well as larger, newer destroyers.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
This missile, developed by MBDA for the French and British Royal Navy, is designed to attack inshore attack craft (50-500 tonnes) or surface ships up to corvette-sized targets.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Rolls-Royce Nova's Alvarenga agreed that European governments would also pour money into bolstering the region's maritime forces, especially in frigates, corvettes, and support vessels.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
According to Luck, China already operates a wide range of anti-ship missiles, deployed on smaller vessels like missile boats, corvettes, and frigates, as well as larger, newer destroyers.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
This missile, developed by MBDA for the French and British Royal Navy, is designed to attack inshore attack craft (50-500 tonnes) or surface ships up to corvette-sized targets.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Rolls-Royce Nova's Alvarenga agreed that European governments would also pour money into bolstering the region's maritime forces, especially in frigates, corvettes, and support vessels.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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corvette
noun
cor·vette
kȯr-ˈvet 
1
: an armed naval sailing ship
2
: an armed escort ship that is small and fast
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