A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or "rated") … See more

During the Age of Sail, corvettes were one of many types of warships smaller than a frigate and with a single deck of guns. They were very closely related to sloops-of-war. The role of the corvette consisted mostly of coastal patr… See more

Ships during the steam era became much faster and more manoeuvrable than their sail ancestors. Corvettes during this era were typically used alongside gunboats during colonial missions. Battleships and other large … See more

Modern navies began a trend in the late 20th and early 21st centuries of building corvettes geared towards smaller more manoeuvrable surface capability. These corvettes have displacements between 550 and 3,310 s… See more

• Algerian National Navy operates three Adhafer-class corvettes, four Djebel Chenoua-class corvettes.
• Argentine Navy operates six Espora-class corvettes
• Royal Bahrain Naval Force operates two Al-Manama-cl… See more

• Algerian National Navy will receive three Steregushchiy-class corvettes from Russia and six Jiangdao-class corvettes from China.
• Angolan Navy will receive three Baynunah-class corvettes from the United Arab Emira… See more