Corvette -Definition
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Corvette -Definition
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate (2000+ tons) and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft (500 or fewer tons),[1] although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role. During the Age of Sail, corvettes were smaller than frigates and larger than sloops-of-war, usually with a single gun deck.
I always thought it was a type of plane...
I always thought it was a type of plane...
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Where did the name "Corvette" come from? Originally it was code named "Opel." Corvette takes its name from a small, maneuverable fighting frigate or small ship. The credit for the naming goes to Myron Scott.
Where did the name "Corvette" come from? Originally it was code named "Opel." Corvette takes its name from a small, maneuverable fighting frigate or small ship. The credit for the naming goes to Myron Scott.
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A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate
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Just in the news last week that NATO warplanes sunk a Lybian Navy Corvette.
Here is a pic of a Corvette model that is on display at the NCM:
Here is a pic of a Corvette model that is on display at the NCM:
