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[[File:80-G-289820 HMCS Riviere du Loup (K 357).jpg|thumb|The 294 [[Flower-class corvette]]s of the Second World War might be the best known type.]] 
[[File:Zarechny (parade).jpg|thumb|The {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|4}} and its variants are the most widely used corvettes in the 21st century.]]
A '''corvette''' is a small [[warship]]. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or "[[Rating system of the Royal Navy|rated]]") warship. 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 [[patrol vessel|coastal patrol craft]], [[missile boat]] and [[fast attack craft]]. These corvettes are typically between 500 and 2,000 tons. Recent designs of corvettes may approach 3,000 tons and include a [[hangar]] to accommodate a helicopter, having size and capabilities that overlap with smaller frigates. However unlike contemporary frigates, a modern corvette does not have sufficient endurance or seaworthiness for long voyages.

The word "corvette" is first found in [[Middle French]], a diminutive of the [[Dutch language|Dutch]] word ''corf'', meaning a "basket", from the Latin ''corbis''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corvette |title=corvette |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date=2011-08-13}}</ref>

The rank "[[corvette captain]]", equivalent in many navies to "[[lieutenant commander]]", derives from the name of this type of ship. The rank is the most junior of three "captain" ranks in several European (e.g.; France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Croatia) and South American (e.g., Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia) navies, because a corvette, as the smallest class of rated warship, was traditionally the smallest class of vessel entitled to a commander of a "captain" rank.

==Sailing vessels==
[[File:Foudroyante-IMG 8846-black.jpg|thumb|A corvette in the [[Trianon model collection]]]]
During the [[Age of Sail]], corvettes were one of many types of warships smaller than a frigate and with a single deck of guns.<ref name=poa>{{cite book |last =Keegan |first =John |author-link =John Keegan |title =The Price of Admiralty |publisher =Viking |date =1989 |location =New York |page = 277 |isbn =978-0-670-81416-9 |url-access =registration |url =https://archive.org/details/priceofadmiralty00keeg/page/n308/mode/1up }}</ref> They were very closely related to [[Sloop-of-war|sloops-of-war]]. The role of the corvette consisted mostly of coastal patrol, fighting minor wars, supporting large fleets, or participating in show-the-flag missions. The [[Royal Navy]] began using small ships in the 1650s, but described them as sloops rather than corvettes. The first reference to a corvette was with the [[French Navy]] in the 1670s, which may be where the term originated. The French Navy's corvettes grew over the decades and by the 1780s they were ships of 20 guns or so, approximately equivalent to the British navy's [[post ship]]s. The Royal Navy did not adopt the term until the 1830s, long after the [[Napoleonic Wars]], to describe a small [[sixth-rate]] vessel somewhat larger than a sloop.

The last vessel lost by [[Kingdom of France|France]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] was the corvette ''Le Dragon'', [[scuttled]] by her captain to avoid capture off [[Monte Cristi Province]], [[Saint-Domingue]] on January 1783.<ref>Freddy Van Daele "The Enigmatic Ostend Model "The Dragon-1783"-Alfred Van Daele publisher September 2015</ref> Most corvettes and sloops of the 17th century were {{convert|40|to|60|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} in length and measured 40 to 70 [[Builder's Old Measurement|tons burthen]]. They carried four to eight smaller guns on single decks. Over time, vessels of increasing size and capability were called "corvettes"; by 1800, they reached lengths of over {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} and measured from 400 to 600&nbsp;tons burthen.

==Steam ships==
[[File:Dupleix 1856-1887.jpg|thumb|French [[steam corvette]] {{ship|French corvette|Dupleix|1861|2}} (1856–1887)]]
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. [[Battleship]]s and other large vessels were unnecessary when fighting the indigenous people of the [[Far East]] and Africa.

==World War II==
{{See also| List of corvettes of the Second World War}}
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[[File:HMCS Regina K234 CT-252.jpg|thumb|{{HMCS|Regina|K234|6}}, a {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|1}}]]
The modern corvette appeared during [[World War II]] as an easily-built patrol and [[convoy]] escort vessel.<ref name=poa/> The British naval designer [[William Reed (engineer)|William Reed]] drew up a small ship based on the single-shaft [[Smiths Dock Company]] [[whale catcher]] {{ship||Southern Pride}}, whose simple design and mercantile construction standards lent itself to rapid production in large numbers in small yards unused to naval work. [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[Winston Churchill]], later Prime Minister, had a hand in reviving the name "corvette".

During the arms buildup leading to World War II, the term "corvette" was almost attached to the {{sclass2|Tribal|destroyer|||1936}}. The Tribals were so much larger than and sufficiently different from other British destroyers that some consideration was given to resurrecting the classification of "corvette" and applying it to them.

This idea was dropped, and the term applied to small, mass-produced antisubmarine escorts such as the {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|4}} of World War II. (Royal Navy ships were named after [[flower]]s, and ships in [[Royal Canadian Navy]] service took the name of smaller Canadian cities and towns.) Their chief duty was to protect convoys throughout the [[Battle of the Atlantic]] and on the routes from the UK to [[Murmansk]] carrying supplies to the [[USSR|Soviet Union]]. HMCS Sackville is the only remaining member of the class. She is preserved as a [[museum ship]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], Canada.

The Flower-class corvette was originally designed for offshore patrol work, and was not ideal when pressed into service as an antisubmarine escort. It was shorter than ideal for oceangoing convoy escort work, too lightly armed for antiaircraft defense, and the ships were barely faster than the merchantmen they escorted. This was a particular problem given the faster [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[U-boat]] designs then emerging. Nonetheless, the ship was quite seaworthy and maneuverable, but living conditions for ocean voyages were challenging. As a result of these shortcomings, the corvette was superseded in the Royal Navy as the escort ship of choice by the [[frigate]], which was larger, faster, better armed, and had two shafts. However, many small yards could not produce vessels of frigate size, so an improved corvette design, the {{sclass2|Castle|corvette|4}}, was introduced later in the war, with some remaining in service until the mid-1950s.

The [[Royal Australian Navy]] built 60 {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette|2}}s, including 20 for the Royal Navy crewed by Australians, and four for the [[Indian Navy]]. These were officially described as Australian [[minesweeper]]s, or as [[minesweeping]] sloops by the Royal Navy, and were named after [[Australia]]n towns.

The {{sclass2|Bird|minesweeper|2}}s or [[Naval trawler|trawlers]] were referred to as corvettes in the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]], and two, {{HMNZS|Kiwi|T102|2}} and {{HMNZS|Moa|T233|2}}, rammed and sank a much larger Japanese [[submarine]], {{Jsub|I-1|1924|2}}, in 1943 in the Solomon Islands.

In Italy, the [[Regia Marina]], in dire need of escort vessels for its convoys, designed the {{sclass|Gabbiano|corvette|2}}, of which 29 were built between 1942 and 1943 (out of 60 planned); they proved apt at operations in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], especially in regards to their anti-air and anti-submarine capability, and were so successful that the class survived after the war into the [[Marina Militare Italiana]] until 1972.

==Modern corvettes==
[[File:2010. 3. 해군 PCC함의 일상 Rep. of Korea Navy (7548298946).jpg|thumb|Korean {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}}]]

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 {{convert|500|and|3000|t|ST|order=flip}} and measure {{convert|180|–|420|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} in length. They are usually armed with medium- and small-calibre guns, [[surface-to-surface missile]]s, [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAM), and anti-submarine weapons. Many can accommodate a small or medium [[anti-submarine warfare]] helicopter, with the larger ones also having a [[hangar]]. While the size and capabilities of the largest corvettes overlap with smaller frigates, corvettes are designed primarily for [[Littoral zone|littoral deployment]] while frigates are ocean-going vessels by virtue of their greater endurance and seaworthiness.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Most countries with coastlines can build corvette-sized ships, either as part of their commercial shipbuilding activities or in purpose-built yards, but the sensors, weapons, and other systems required for a surface combatant are more specialized and are around 60% of the total cost. These components are purchased on the international market.<ref>{{cite web |last=Magnuson |first=Stew |url=http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2011/June/Pages/EastWestDivideGrowsIntheInternationalNavyShipbuildingBusiness.aspx 
 |title=East/West Divide Grows In the International Navy Shipbuilding Business |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519101322/http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2011/June/Pages/EastWestDivideGrowsIntheInternationalNavyShipbuildingBusiness.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-19 |work=National Defense Industrial Association |date=16 May 2011}}</ref>

===Current corvette classes===
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[[File:Град Свияжск.jpg|thumb|Russian [[Buyan-class corvette|Buyan-M-class corvette]]]]
[[File:ARA Gomez Roca (P-46).jpg|thumb|Argentine MEKO {{sclass|Espora|corvette|1}}]]

Many countries today operate corvettes. Countries that border smaller seas, such as the [[Baltic Sea]] or the [[Persian Gulf]], are more likely to build the smaller and more manoeuvrable corvettes, with Russia operating [[List of countries by level of military equipment|the most corvettes in the world]].

In the 1960s, the [[Portuguese Navy]] designed the {{sclass|João Coutinho|corvette|2}}s as multi-role small frigates intended to be affordable for a small navy. The ''João Coutinho'' class soon inspired a series of similar projects – including the Spanish {{sclass|Descubierta|corvette|5}}, the German [[MEKO 140]], the French [[D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso|A69]] and the Portuguese {{sclass|Baptista de Andrade|corvette|5}} – adopted by a number of medium- and small-sized navies.

The first operational corvette based on [[stealth technology]] was the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]]'s {{sclass|Skjold|patrol boat|4}}. The [[Swedish Navy]] introduced the similarly stealthy {{sclass|Visby|corvette|4}}.

Finland has plans to build four multi-role corvettes, currently dubbed the {{sclass|Pohjanmaa|corvette|4}}, in the 2020s as part of its navy's Project Squadron 2020. The corvettes will have helicopter carrying, mine laying, ice breaking, anti-aircraft and anti-ship abilities. They will be over {{convert|100|m}} long and cost a total of 1.2 billion euros.

[[File:BRAUNSCHWEIG 3006.JPG|thumb|[[Braunschweig-class corvette|Corvette ''Braunschweig'']] of the [[German Navy]]]]
The new [[German Navy]] {{sclass|Braunschweig|corvette|4}} is designed to replace Germany's [[fast attack craft]] and also incorporates stealth technology and land attack capabilities. The Israeli Navy has ordered four of these, named {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette|2}}s and a more heavily armed version of the type, deliveries commenced in 2019.

The [[Greek Navy]] has categorised the class as [[fast attack craft|fast attack missile craft]]. A similar vessel is the {{sclass|Kılıç|fast attack craft|0}} fast attack missile craft of the [[Turkish Navy]], which is classified as a corvette by [[Lürssen Werft]], the German ship designer.

[[File:INS Arnala (P68) at sea.jpg|thumb|Dedicated [[Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft]] of the [[Indian Navy]]]]
The [[Indian Navy]] operates four {{sclass|Kamorta|corvette|2}}<nowiki/>s built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]. All of them were in service by 2017. Also [[Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft]] corvettes are getting inducted into service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-18 |title=What is INS Arnala that will guard India against submarine attacks? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/ins-arnala-indian-navy-anti-submarine-warfare-13898317.html |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>

The [[Israeli Navy]] operates three {{sclass2|Sa'ar 5|corvette|2}}s and four {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette|2}}s. The Sa'ar 5's were built in the U.S. to an Israeli design, they each carry one [[Eurocopter Panther|helicopter]] and are well-armed with offensive and defensive weapons systems, including the [[Barak 8]] SAM, and advanced electronic sensors and countermeasures. They displace over 1,200 tons at full load. The Sa'ar 6's were built in Germany to an Israeli design. They are equipped with a 76 mm main gun, anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and defense systems like the "Naval Dome" for missile interception, making them exceptionally well-armed for their size of 1,900 tons. 

Turkey began to build [[MILGEM project|MİLGEM-class corvettes]] in 2005. The MİLGEM class is designed for [[anti-submarine warfare]] and littoral patrol duty. The lead ship, TCG ''Heybeliada'', entered navy service in 2011. The design concept and mission profile of the MİLGEM class is similar to the {{sclass|Freedom|littoral combat ship|4}} of littoral combat ships of the United States.

In 2004, to replace the {{sclass|Ardhana|patrol craft|0}} patrol boat, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building for the {{sclass|Baynunah|corvette|4}} of corvettes. This class is based on the CMN Group's Combattante BR70 design. The ''Baynunah'' class is designed for patrol and surveillance, minelaying, interception and other [[anti-surface warfare]] operations in the United Arab Emirates territorial waters and exclusive economic zone.

The United States is developing [[littoral combat ship]]s, which are essentially large corvettes, their spacious hulls permitting space for mission modules, allowing them to undertake tasks formerly assigned to specialist classes such as minesweepers or the anti-submarine {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}.

==Current operators==

* {{navy|Algeria}} operates three {{sclass|Adhafer|corvette|2}}s, four {{sclass|Djebel Chenoua|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Argentina}} operates six {{sclass|Espora|corvette|2}}s 
* {{navy|Bahrain}} operates two {{sclass|Al-Manama|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Bangladesh}} operates two modified {{sclass2|Castle|patrol vessel|2}}s, purchased from the United Kingdom, which was upgraded to guided-missile corvettes.
* {{coast guard|Bangladesh}} operates four {{sclass|Minerva|corvette|2}}s purchased from Italy.
* {{naval|Brazil}} operates two {{sclass|Inhaúma|corvette|0}} and one [[Brazilian corvette Caboclo (V19)|''Imperial Marinheiro''-class]] corvette.
* {{naval|Taiwan}} operates two {{sclass|Tuo Chiang|corvette|2}}s and eleven {{sclass|Ching Chiang|patrol ship|0}} corvettes.
* {{naval|Colombia}} operates a single {{sclass|Donghae|corvette|2}} purchased from South Korea.
* {{navy|Ecuador}} operates six {{sclass|Esmeraldas|corvette|2}}s.
* {{naval|Egypt}} operates four {{sclass2|Gowind|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Equatorial Guinea}} operates a single {{sclass|Bata|corvette|2}}.
* {{navy|France}} operates five {{sclass|D'Estienne d'Orves|aviso|2}}s as of 2024.
* {{navy|India}} operates seven {{sclass|Veer|corvette|4}}, two {{sclass|Khukri|corvette|4}}, four {{sclass|Kora|corvette|4}}, three [[Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft]], and four <nowiki/>{{sclass|Kamorta|corvette|2}}<nowiki/>s
* {{naval|Indonesia}} operates 14 {{sclass2|Parchim|corvette|2}}s purchased from Germany, three {{sclass|Fatahillah|corvette|2}}s, three {{sclass|Bung Tomo|corvette|2}}s, four {{sclass|Diponegoro|corvette|2}}s, and one presidential corvette {{KRI|Bung Karno||2}}.
* {{navy|Israel}} operates three {{sclass2|Sa'ar 5|corvette|2}}s.
* {{flag|Iran}} 
** {{navy|Iran}} operates two {{sclass|Bayandor|corvette|2}}s and a single {{sclass|Hamzeh|corvette|2}}.
** [[File:Seal_of_the_Army_of_the_Guardians_of_the_Islamic_Revolution.svg|21x21px]] [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy|navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] has 3 [[Shahid Soleimani-class corvette|Shahid Soleimani class]]  corvettes and 1 [[Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette|Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis class]] corvette
* {{naval|Iraq}} operates two {{sclass|Assad|corvette|2}}s.
* {{naval|North Korea}} operates four {{sclass2|Sariwon|corvette|2}}s, two {{sclass2|Nampo|corvette|2}}s, and one Amnok-class corvette.
* {{navy|Malaysia}} operates six [[Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel|''Kedah''-class corvettes]], two {{sclass|Kasturi|corvette|2}}s, and four {{sclass2|Laksamana|corvette|2}}s.
* {{naval|Mexico}} operates four {{sclass|Sierra|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Norway}} operates six {{sclass|Skjold|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Oman}} operates three {{sclass2|Khareef|corvette|2}}s, and two {{sclass|Qahir|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Pakistan}} has operates two {{sclass2|Yarmook|corvette|2}} with two more ships on order, besides one modified {{sclass2|Ada|corvette|2}}, with three more ships on order.
* {{navy|Peru}} operates six {{sclass2|PR-72P|corvette|2}}s.
* {{naval|Philippines}} operates three {{sclass|Jacinto|corvette|2}}s purchased from the United Kingdom, two [[Pohang-class corvette|''Pohang-class'']] corvettes, and a single {{sclass|Malvar|corvette|2}}.
* {{navy|Poland}} operates a single {{sclass|Gawron|corvette|2}} and a single [[ORP Kaszub (1987)|''Kaszub''-class corvette]].
* {{naval|Portugal}} operates one {{sclass|João Coutinho|corvette|2}} and one {{sclass|Baptista de Andrade|corvette|2}}.
* {{navy|Qatar}} operates four {{sclass2|Doha|corvette|1}}s.
* {{naval|Romania}} operates two {{sclass|Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu|corvette|2}}s, and two {{sclass|Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Russia}} (as of 2025) operates 17 {{sclass2|Grisha|corvette|2}}s, 6 {{sclass2|Parchim|corvette|2}}s, 5 to 7 {{sclass2|Nanuchka|corvette|2}}s, 16 {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|2}}s, 3 {{sclass2|Buyan|corvette|2}}s, 12 [[Buyan-class corvette|Buyan-M-class]] corvettes, 6 {{sclass2|Karakurt|corvette|2}}s, 9 {{sclass|Steregushchiy|corvette|2}}s (classed as frigates by NATO), a single {{sclass|Gremyashchiy|corvette|2}} (also classed as a frigate by NATO), and two [[Bora-class guided missile hovercraft|''Bora''-class corvettes]].
* {{coast guard|Russia}} operates a single {{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|2}}.
* {{naval|Saudi Arabia}} operates two [[Avante 2000|''Al Jubail''-class]] corvettes, and four {{sclass|Badr|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Singapore}} operates six {{sclass|Victory|corvette|2}}s.
* {{naval|Sweden}} operates five {{sclass|Visby|corvette|2}}s and two {{sclass|Stockholm|corvette|2}}s.
* {{naval|Thailand}} operates three {{sclass|Khamronsin|corvette|2}}s, one {{sclass|Ratanakosin|corvette|2}}, and one {{sclass|Tapi|corvette|2}}s.
* {{naval|Turkey}} operates four {{sclass2|Ada|corvette|2}}s.
* {{navy|Turkmenistan}} operates a single {{sclass|Turkmen|corvette|2}}.
* {{coast guard|Ukraine}} operates a single {{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|2}}.
* {{navy|United Arab Emirates}} operates six {{sclass|Baynunah|corvette|2}}s, two {{sclass|Muray-Jib|corvette|2}}s, and a single {{sclass|Abu Dhabi|corvette|2}}.

=== {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|2}} ===
* {{navy|Bulgaria}} operates two {{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|2}}s and one Tarantul-class corvette
* {{navy|Cuba}} operates single Pauk-class corvette

* {{naval|Romania}} operates three ships
* {{navy|India}} operates seven {{sclass|Veer|corvette|2}}s and one {{sclass|Abhay|corvette|2}}
* {{navy|Russia}} operates 16 ships (with 2 additional updated ''Tarantul-IV''-class vessels on sea trials/fitting out as of 2025)
* {{navy|Turkmenistan}} operates two ships
* {{navy|Vietnam}} operates 12 ships
* {{navy|Yemen}} operates two ships

=== {{sclass|Pohang|corvette|2}} ===
* {{naval|Colombia}} operates single ships purchased from South Korea
* {{naval|Egypt}} operates single ship purchased from South Korea
* {{navy|South Korea}} operates five ships
* {{navy|Peru}} operates two ships donated from South Korea
* {{naval|Philippines}} operates two ships purchased from South Korea
* {{navy|Vietnam}} operates two ships purchased from South Korea

=== {{sclass|Descubierta|corvette|2}} ===
* {{naval|Egypt}} operates two ships purchased from Spain
* {{navy|Morocco}} operates single ship
* {{navy|Spain}} operates single ship

=== [[Type 056 corvette|Jiangdao-class]] corvette ===
* {{navy|Bangladesh}} operates four ships ordered from China
* {{navy|China}} operates 50 ships
* {{navy|Nigeria}} operates two ships ordered from China

=== {{sclass|Braunschweig|corvette|2}} ===
*{{navy|Israel}} operates four {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette|2}}s
* {{navy|Germany}} operates five ships

=== {{sclass|Khukri|corvette|2}} ===
* {{navy|India}} operates two ships
* {{navy|Vietnam}} operates one ship donated by India

=== {{sclass2|Nanuchka|corvette|2}} ===
* {{navy|Algeria}} operates three ships
* {{navy|Russia}} operates five to seven ships (as of 2025)

== Former operators ==
* {{navy|Australia}} decommissioned its last {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette|2}} in 1960.
* {{navy|Belgium}} returned both its {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}}s to the United Kingdom in 1944.
* {{navy|Canada|naval-1911}} decommissioned all its {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}}s and {{sclass2|Castle|corvette|2}}s in 1945, following World War II.
* {{navy|Chile}} decommissioned its last {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}} in 1967.
* {{navy|Denmark}} decommissioned its last {{sclass|Niels Juel|corvette|2}} in 2009.
* {{navy|Dominican Republic}} decommissioned its last {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}} in 1979.
* {{naval|Finland}} decommissioned its last [[Turunmaa-class gunboat|''Turunmaa''-class corvette]] in 2002.
* {{navy|East Germany}} sold all of its 16 {{sclass2|Parchim|corvette|2}}s to Indonesia in 1992.
* {{navy|Georgia}} decommissioned its two {{sclass2|Grisha|corvette|2}}s in 1995.
* {{navy|Greece}} decommissioned its last {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}} in 1952.
* {{naval|Ireland}} decommissioned its two {{sclass|Peacock|corvette|2}}s in 2022.
* {{navy|Italy}} decommissioned its last {{sclass|Minerva|corvette|2}} in 2019.
* {{naval|Lithuania}} decommissioned both its {{sclass2|Grisha|corvette|2}}s in 2009.
* {{naval|Namibia}} decommissioned its lone {{sclass2|Imperial Marinheiro|corvette|2}} in 2012.
* {{naval|Netherlands}} decommissioned its last {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette|2}} in 1958.
* {{navy|New Zealand}} decommissioned both its {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}}s in 1948.
* {{navy|South Africa}} decommissioned its lone {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}} in 1967.
* {{navy|Spain}} decommissioned its last {{sclass|Descubierta|corvette|2}} in 2024.
* {{navy|UK}} decommissioned its last {{sclass|Peacock|corvette|2}} in 1996.
* {{navy|Ukraine}} last {{sclass2|Grisha|corvette|2}} [[Ukrainian corvette Vinnytsia|''Vinnytsia'']] was sunk in [[Ochakiv]] in 2022.
* {{naval|USA}} decommissioned all its {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}}s in 1945 following World War II.
* {{navy|Uruguay}} decommissioned its lone {{sclass2|Castle|corvette|2}} in 1975.
* {{navy|Venezuela}} decommissioned its last {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}} in 1962.
* {{navy|Yugoslavia}} returned its lone {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}} to the United Kingdom in 1949.

==Future development==

* {{navy|Algeria}} will receive three {{sclass|Steregushchiy|corvette|2}}s from Russia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.menadefense.net/algerie/trois-corvettes-lourdes-russes-bientot-livrees-a-la-marine-algerienne/|title=Trois corvettes lourdes russes bientôt livrées à la marine Algérienne -|date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> and six [[Type 056 corvette|Jiangdao-class corvette]]s from China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.menadefense.net/algerie/lalgerie-commande-six-corvettes-type-56-a-la-chine/|title=L'Algérie commande six corvettes Type 56 à la Chine|date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
* {{navy|Angola}} will receive three {{sclass|Baynunah|corvette|2}}s from the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/angolan-navy-to-receive-corvettes-from-abu-dhabi-ship-building-under-billion-euro-deal/ |title=Angolan Navy to receive corvettes from Abu Dhabi Ship Building under billion euro deal |work=DefenceWeb |date=20 February 2023 |access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>
* {{naval|Taiwan}} is planning to build 11 more {{sclass|Tuo Chiang|corvette|2}}s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/201901040024|title=Construction works for 600-tonne CGA ship starts in Kaohsiung - Focus Taiwan|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=4 January 2019 }}</ref>
* {{naval|Egypt}} is will commission three more [[Gowind-class design|Gowind-class corvettes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2015/07/25/diplomat-france-is-in-talks-with-egypt-for-new-corvette-sale/|title=Diplomat: France Is In Talks With Egypt For New Corvette Sale|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=May 25, 2017|website=Defense News}}</ref>
* {{naval|Finland}} is currently planning to build four {{sclass|Pohjanmaa|corvette|2}}s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defmin.fi/en/frontpage/administrative_branch/strategic_capability_projects/squadron_2020/squadron_2020/timetable|title=The Navy's new vessels are projected to be completed in 2027|website=Puolustusministeriö}}</ref>
* {{navy|France}} is a partner nation in the [[European Patrol Corvette]] project.<ref name="edrmagazine.eu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/the-pescos-european-patrol-corvette-epc-programme-gains-momentum-2|title=The PeSCo's European Patrol Corvette (EPC) programme gains momentum *|first=Olga|last=Ruzhelnyk|date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
* {{navy|Germany}} is building an additional five {{sclass|Braunschweig|corvette|2}}s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navaltoday.com/2017/09/13/germany-awards-e2-4bln-contract-for-five-new-k130-corvettes/|title=Germany awards €2.4bln contract for five new K130 corvettes|date=September 13, 2017|website=Naval Today}}</ref>
* {{navy|Greece}} is a partner nation in the [[European Patrol Corvette]]<ref name="edrmagazine.eu"/> project. Greece is also planning on receiving a number of ''Themistocles''-class corvettes, a variant of the Israeli Sa'ar 72 class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/defea-2021/2021/07/defea-2021-israel-shipyards-introduce-the-themistocles-class-corvette/|title=DEFEA 2021: Israel Shipyards Introduce the Themistocles-Class Corvette|date=22 July 2021}}</ref> Greece has also ordered three [[Gowind-class design|Gowind 2500-class corvettes]] from France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30509/Greece_to_Procure_FDI__Gowind_Warships_from_France#.YVOBaJrMJPY|title = Greece to Procure FDI, Gowind Warships from France| date=28 September 2021 }}</ref>
* {{navy|India}} has begun research into its [[NGC (Next-Gen Corvette)]] project. India is also building 16 [[Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft]] (ASW-SWC) corvette, and has signed contracts to build a further 6 corvettes under [[Next Generation Missile Vessels]] project.
* {{naval|Indonesia}} has approved the procurement proposal of up to three {{sclass|Pohang|corvette|2}}s from South Korea.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indonesia-rejects-proposal-to-procure-ex-south-korean-corvette |title=Indonesia rejects proposal to procure ex-South Korean corvette |website=janes.com |date=18 October 2022 |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indonesia-approves-proposal-to-procure-ex-south-korean-corvettes |title=Indonesia approves proposal to procure ex-South Korean corvettes |website=janes.com |date=1 February 2023 |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> 
* {{flag|Iran}} 
** [[File:Seal_of_the_Army_of_the_Guardians_of_the_Islamic_Revolution.svg|21x21px]] [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy]] 1 [[Shahid Soleimani-class corvette|Shahid Soleimani class]] corvette and 3 [[Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette|Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis class]] corvettes  are under construction
* {{navy|Israel}} is currently building an additional two {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette|2}}s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4656029,00.html|title=Major deal: Israel to purchase four patrol ships from Germany to defend gas rigs|first=Yoav|last=Zitun| newspaper=Ynetnews |date=May 11, 2015|via=www.ynetnews.com}}</ref> Israel is also planning a number of new {{sclass|Sa'ar 72|corvette|2}}s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defense-update.com/20130516_saar-72.html|title=Israel Shipyards Introduces the SAAR 72 Mini-Corvette Design|first=Tamir|last=Eshel|date=May 16, 2013}}</ref>
* {{navy|Italy}} is leading the development of the [[European Patrol Corvette]] in a joint project with other European Union partners.<ref name="edrmagazine.eu"/>
* {{naval|Pakistan}} has ordered four {{sclass2|Ada|corvette|2}}s from Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-signs-deal-to-produce-4-corvettes-with-pakistan/815631|title=Turkey signs deal to produce 4 corvettes with Pakistan|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
* {{naval|Philippines}} purchased an additional {{sclass|Pohang|corvette|2}} from South Korea, but is awaiting transfer due to lack of funding.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The Philippines have also ordered two new corvettes from Hyundai.<ref name="navaltoday.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.navaltoday.com/2021/12/28/hyundai-heavy-industries-wins-deal-to-build-two-corvettes-for-philippine-navy/|title=Hyundai Heavy Industries wins deal to build two corvettes for Philippine Navy|date=December 28, 2021|website=Naval Today}}</ref>
* {{navy|Spain}} is a partner nation in the [[European Patrol Corvette]] project.<ref name="edrmagazine.eu"/>
* {{naval|Sweden}} has ordered four [[Luleå-class]] vessels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/06/swedens-future-surface-combatant-to-be-known-as-lulea-class/|title=Sweden's Future Surface Combatant To Be Known As Luleå-Class|website=Naval News|date=24 June 2023|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>
* {{navy|Russia}} is building (as of 2025) corvettes in six separate classes, including: an updated ''Tarantul IV'' version of the ''Tarantul''-class, the Karakurt class,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arms-expo.ru/news/novye-razrabotki/v-zelenodolske-nachnetsya-stroitelstvo-pervogo-mrk-proekta-22800-karakurt/|title=В Зеленодольске начнется строительство первого МРК проекта 22800 &quot;Каракурт&quot;|website=ИА «Оружие России»|access-date=2021-12-28|archive-date=2018-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019010722/http://www.arms-expo.ru/news/novye_razrabotki/v_zelenodolske_nachnetsya_stroitelstvo_pervogo_mrk_proekta_22800_karakurt|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Bykov'' class, ''Steregushchiy'' class,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defaiya.com/news/International%20News/North%20America/2020/08/28/russia-places-orders-for-project-20380-corvettes-cruise-missile-onix|title=Al Defaiya &#124; Russia Places Orders for Project 20380 Corvettes, Cruise Missile Onix|first=Al|last=Defaiya|date=August 27, 2020|website=www.defaiya.com}}</ref> ''Gremyashchiy'' class<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1235589|title=Shipbuilders to launch construction of latest corvettes for Russian Navy in 2021|website=TASS}}</ref> and [[Project 20386 corvette|''Derzky'' class]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/953705|title=Construction of second project 20386 corvette to start in 2018|website=TASS}}</ref> (the latter three classed as frigates by NATO).
* {{navy|Ukraine}} has ordered an unspecified number of {{sclass2|Ada|corvette|2}}s from Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/07/28/ukrainian-official-reveals-number-of-ada-class-corvettes-on-order-from-turkey/|title=Ukrainian official reveals number of Ada-class corvettes on order from Turkey|first=Burak Ege|last=Bekdil|date=July 28, 2021|website=Defense News}}</ref>
* {{navy|UAE}} has ordered two [[Gowind-class design|Gowind-class corvettes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2019/06/10/uae-naval-group-quietly-cut-850-million-deal-for-gowind-ships/|title=UAE, Naval Group quietly cut $850 million deal for Gowind ships|first=Christina|last=Mackenzie|date=June 10, 2019|website=Defense News}}</ref>

==Museum ships==
[[File:Corbeta Uruguay (A.R.A.).jpg|thumbnail|{{ship|ARA|Uruguay}}, an Argentine corvette from 1874, has been a museum ship in Buenos Aires since 1967.]]
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* {{ship|Chilean corvette|Esmeralda}} 1854, (Replica from 2011), in [[Iquique]], Chile.
* {{ship|ARA|Uruguay}}, 1874 steam and sail [[barque]], Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* {{ship|HTMS|Maeklong}} (1937) in [[Samut Prakan Province]], [[Thailand]].
* {{HMAS|Castlemaine}}, 1941 {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette|2}}, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
* {{HMCS|Sackville|K181|6}}, 1941 {{sclass2|Flower|corvette|2}}, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
* {{HMAS|Whyalla|J153|6}}, 1941 {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette|2}}, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia.
* {{ship|Brazilian corvette|Solimões||2}}, 1955 {{sclass|Imperial Marinheiro|corvette|2}}, Belém, Para, Brazil.
* {{ship|Finnish corvette|Karjala||2}}, 1968 {{sclass|Turunmaa|gunboat|0}} corvette, Turku, Finland.
* {{ROKS|Pohang|PCC-756|6}}, 1984 {{sclass|Pohang|corvette|2}} in [[Pohang]], [[South Korea]].
* {{ship|German corvette|Hans Beimler||2}}, 1986 {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|2}} in [[Peenemünde]], Germany.
* {{ship|Russian corvette|Tamboviskiy Komsomolets||2}}, 1987 {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|2}} in [[Kronstadt]], Russia.
* {{ship|Russian corvette|Cheboksary||2}}, 1987 {{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|2}} in [[Cheboksary]], Russia.
* {{ROKS|Jinhae}}, 1988 {{sclass|Pohang|corvette|2}} in [[Jinhae]], South Korea.
* {{ROKS|Cheonan|PCC-772|6}}, 1988 {{sclass|Pohang|corvette|2}}, was sunk by a North Korean submarine on March 26, 2010, and later raised, is on display in [[Pyeongtaek]], South Korea.
* {{INS|Khukri|P49}}, 1989 {{sclass2|Khukri|corvette|0}} missile corvette in [[Diu, India]].
* {{INS|Nishank|K43}}, 1989 {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|0}} missile corvette at the [[National Maritime Heritage Complex]], [[Lothal]], India.

===Former museum ships===
* {{ship|Brazilian corvette|Imperial Marinheiro||2}}, 1955 {{sclass|Imperial Marinheiro|corvette|2}}, Porto Velho, Brazil - Scrapped in 2023, after partially sinking at her moorings.
* {{ship|German corvette|Hiddensee||2}}, 1984 {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|0}} missile corvette, Fall River, Massachusetts, US - Scrapped in 2023 due to severe hull deterioration.

==See also==
* [[List of corvette classes]]
* [[List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy]]
* [[List of corvettes of the Second World War]]
* [[List of Escorteurs of the French Navy]]
* [[Corvette 31]], a sailboat named in honour of the warship class.

==References==
{{Reflist|28em}}

==Further reading==
* The collection ''Three Corvettes'' by [[Nicholas Monsarrat]] recounts the writer's World War II experiences on corvettes, starting as an inexperienced small-boat sailor and ending as captain.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
* The novel ''[[The Cruel Sea (novel)|The Cruel Sea]]'' (1951), also by Nicholas Monsarrat, about the life and death of a Flower-class corvette and the men in her, is regarded as one of the classic naval stories of World War II.
* James B. Lamb's two books, ''The Corvette Navy'' and ''On the Triangle Run'', give an autobiographical and historical perspective of life on [[Royal Canadian Navy]] corvettes in World War II. The author served on them for five years from Halifax to the beaches of D-Day.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Corvettes}}
{{Wiktionary|corvette}}
* [http://www.nfb.ca/film/corvette_port_arthur/ Watch the 1943 film ''Corvette Port Arthur'' at NFB.ca]
* {{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Second-submarine-hunter-enters-service-in-the-Bay-of-Bengal/articleshow/50488486.cms|title=Second submarine hunter enters service in the Bay of Bengal – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 January 2016 }}

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