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A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or "rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloop-of-war.
The modern roles that a corvette fulfills include coastal patrol craft, missile boat and fast attack craft. These corvettes are typically between 500 and 2,000 tons. Recent designs of corvettes may approach 3,000 tons and include a hangar to accommodate a helicopter, having size and capabilities that overlap with smaller frigates. However unlike contemporary frigates, a modern corvette does not have sufficient endurance nor seaworthiness for long voyages.
The word "corvette" is first found in Middle French, a diminutive of the Dutch word corf, meaning a "basket", from the Latin corbis.[1]
The rank "corvette captain", equivalent in many navies to "lieutenant commander", derives from the name of this type of ship. The rank is the most junior of three "captain" ranks in several European (e.g., France, Spain, Italy, Croatia) and South American (e.g., Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia) navies, because a corvette, as the smallest class of rated warship, was traditionally the smallest class of vessel entitled to a commander of a "captain" rank.
A corvette is a warship smaller than a frigate.
Corvette may also refer to:
AĂ©rospatiale Corvette, a business jet
Chevrolet Corvette, a sports car
Corellian Corvette, a small ship from Star Wars
Corvette (bicycle), a model produced from 1954 until 1964
Corvette (pinball), a 1994 arcade machine
Corvette (video game), a racing video game
Corvette 31, a 1966 Canadian sailboat design
Corvette (computer), a Soviet computer from the 1980s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette_(disambiguation)