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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.
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 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.
The U.S. trimaran USS Independence USS Freedom on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment. A littoral combat ship (LCS) is either of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for near-shore operations by the United States Navy.
Daegu-class frigate (South Korea) Defence and intervention frigate (France) Mogami-class frigate (Japan) Nilgiri-class frigate (India) Tamandaré-class frigate (Brazil) Type 26 frigates (United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada) Type 31 frigates (United Kingdom, Poland, and Indonesia) Type 054B frigate (China) Admiral Gorshkov class frigate (Russia)
Type 056A corvette Huangshi YJ-83 ASM launchers HHQ-10 SAM launcher Type 360 radar. The Type 056 corvette fills the capability gap between the Type 022 missile boat and the Type 054A frigate. [17] It is 90 m (300 ft) long with a gross displacement of 1500 tons, [18] and incorporates anti-radar features. [19]
Guided Missile Destroyer USS William V. Pratt Farragut class – formerly Frigate (DLG-13) Frigate USS Reasoner, formerly Ocean Escort (DE-1063) From 1950 to 1975, frigates were a new type, midway between cruiser and destroyer sizes, intended as major task force escorts.