A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be rated a warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was
The Tarantul class and its variants are the most widely used corvettes in the 21st century.
The 294 Flower-class corvettes of the Second World War might be the best known type.
A corvette in the Trianon model collection
French steam corvette Dupleix (1856–1887)
The rating system of the Royal Navy and its predecessors were used by the Royal Navy between the beginning of the 17th century and the middle of the 19th century to categorise sailing warships, initia
A 1728 diagram illustrating a first- and a third-rate ship