Corvette warships are small, fast naval vessels that typically weigh anywhere from 500 to 2,000 tons. They play important roles in patrolling coastal regions, anti-submarine warfare and as escorts.

The US Navy operates a couple variations of the Corvette warship, but they classify them as “littoral combat ships”. The Freedom-class and Independence-class are designed as more agile and ...

The Philippines, which is a United States treaty ally in the South China ... which has the largest naval fleet in the world by hull count, with more than 370 vessels, as well as the world's ...