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Corvette A small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, generally smaller than a frigate Cruise ship A ship used for carrying passengers on pleasure cruises Cruiser A warship that is generally larger than a destroyer, but smaller than a battleship Destroyer A warship mainly used for anti-submarine warfare Destroyer escort
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.
The Miguel Malvar-class frigate is a class of frigates designed and currently built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the Philippine Navy.It was previously known as the HDC-3100 corvette based on the company's product nomenclature system and the service's acquisition project name until it was reclassified to frigate "FF" and then to its current "FFG" guided-missile frigate designation.
Well, so far as I know the definition difference between corvette and light frigate has more to do with what type of equipment is fitted than the actual size of the vessel. Though the Valour-class ships are the size of a light frigate, they have the capability of a typical corvette.
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frigate: 1,400 19 May 1943 returned to USN 5 January 1946, sold for scrap June 1946 Bentley: frigate: 1,400 14 October 1943 returned to USN 5 November 1945, sold for scrap 17 June 1947 Berkeley: Hunt (Type I) escort destroyer: 1,000 6 June 1940 scuttled 19 August 1942 Berry: Captain (GMT type) frigate: 1,140 15 February 1943
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