corvette

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This week, the U.K. navy closely followed a Russian naval corvette and an oil tanker as the duo sailed through British waters toward the North Sea, according to the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

China and Iran deployed destroyer warships, while Russia and the United Arab Emirates sent corvette vessels.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

In 1939, a Royal Navy corvette due to be named HMS Pansy became HMS Heartsease just before it was launched.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev, two large Russian anti-submarine ships, conducted exercises with a frigate and a corvette of Myanmar's navy, according to Interfax news agency last week.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

This story is told of a French corvette which was cruising in these latitudes at the time when the buccaneers were creating such havoc with legitimate commerce in the West Indies.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray