List of corvette classes in service
The list of corvette classes in service includes all those currently with navies or armed forces and auxiliaries in the world. Ships are grouped by type, and listed alphabetically within.
Type 056 corvette (NATO codename Jiangdao)
Abhay -class corvette
Builders: India Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Type: Corvette
Displacement: Full load: 485 tonnes
Length: 58.5 metres
Beam: 10.2 metres
Draught: 3.3 metres
Speed: 32 knots
Range: 2,400 miles at 14 knots
Complement: 32 including 6 officers
Armament:
1 × AK-176 76 mm gun
2 × RBU-1000
4 × Strela-2M SAM MANPADS
4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
Ships in class: 4
Commissioned: 1989–1991
Status: In active service
Ada-class corvette
TCG Burgazada
Builders: Turkey (Istanbul Naval Shipyard)
Type: Corvette (Patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare)
Displacement: 2400 tons
length: 99.56 meters
Beam: 14.40 meters
Draft: 3.90 meters
Propulsion: 1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 3,500 nautical miles
Complement: 93 including aviation officers, with accommodation for up to 106
Armament: 1 × 76 mm (retractable for lower radar cross section, guidance by fire control radar and electro-optical systems), A position, 2 × 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP Stabilized Machine Gun Platform (guidance by Laser/IR/TV and electro-optical systems, automatic and manual modes), B position, 8 Harpoon SSM, 21 × RAM (PDMS), 2 × 324 mm Mk 32 triple launchers for Mk 46 torpedoes
Ships in class: 10
Commissioned: 2011–present
Status: In service
Operators: Turkish Navy : 5 in service, Pakistan Navy : 1 in service(3 Launched), Ukrainian Navy : (1 under construction)
Barroso
Barroso -class corvette
Builder: Brazil
Displacement: 2,350 tons full load
length: 103.4 meters
Beam: 11.4 meters
Draft: 5.3 meters
Propulsion: CODOG arrangement: 1 gas turbine (27500shp), 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed: 27+ knots
Range: 4,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Complement: 154
Armament: 1 × 4.5 in (113 mm) Vickers Mk 8 gun, 1 × 40 mm Bofors Trinity Mk 3 gun, 4 × MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 2/3, 2 × ARES SLT Mod 400 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mk 46 Mod 5 ASW torpedoes
Ships in class: 1
Commissioned: 2008–present
Operator: Brazilian Navy : 1 in service
Bora (Project 1239 Sivuch )-class corvette
Magdeburg
Braunschweig -class corvette
Builders: Germany
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 1,840 tonnes
Propulsion: 2 diesel-engines, 7.4 MW each, driving 2 controllable pitch propellers
Speed: > 26 kn (48 km/h)
Range: approx. 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Aircraft: 2 Camcopter S-100 UAVs
Armament:
Countermeasures
Ships in class: 5
Operator: German Navy
Commissioned: 2008–2009
Status: In active service
Bung Tomo -class corvette
Builders: United Kingdom
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 1,940 tonnes
Propulsion: 4 diesel engine; 2 shaft; 30.2 MW total power
Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h)
Range: approx. 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Armament:
Ships in class: 3
Operator: Indonesian Navy
Commissioned: 2014
Status: In active service
Astrakhan
Buyan-class corvette
Builders: Russia
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 550 tonnes
Propulsion: 2 shaft CODAD
Speed: 28 kn (52 km/h)
Range: approx. 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 17 kn (31 km/h)
Armament:
1 × Arsenal A-190 100 mm
2 × MTPU pedestal machine gun 14.5 mm
2 × AK-630 M 30 mm
1 × 4 3M-47 Gibka a-a missile system of short-range
1 × 40 A-215 "Grad-M" 122 mm rocket launcher
Countermeasures
Fire control radar: «Pozitiv-M1.2» flat active phased array air/surface radar
Sonar: «Anapa-M»
Ships in class: 3
Operator: Russian Navy
Commissioned: 2006
Status: In active service
Durjoy -class corvette
Builders: China (Wuchang Shipyard ), Bangladesh (Khulna Shipyard )
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 650 tonnes
Armament: 4 × C-704 AShM; 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm main gun, forward; 2 × Type 730B 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS; 12 × Super Barricade chaff launchers; Torpedo launchers
Speed: 28 knots
Range: 2,500 nmi
Ships in class: 2
Operator: Bangladesh Navy
Commissioned: 2012
Status: 2 in active service;
Commandant Bouan
D'Estienne d'Orves (Type A69)-class aviso
Builders: France
Type: Aviso
Displacement: 1,250 tons
Armament: 2 Exocet MM38 SSM; 1 × 100 mm gun; 2 × 20 mm guns; 4 machineguns; 1 rocket launcher; 4 L5 torpedoes
Powerplant: 2 Pielstick diesel engines; 2 shafts; 12,000 shp total power
Speed: 24 knots
Range: 4,500 nmi at 15 knots
Ships in class: 20
Operator: French Navy , Argentine Navy , Turkish Navy
Commissioned: 1979
Status: 18 in active service (9 with France, 6 with Turkey, and 3 with Argentina);
Diponegoro (Sigma 9113)-class corvette
Builders: Netherlands
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 1,720 tonnes
Speed: 28 kn (52 km/h)
Range: approx. 4,800 nmi (8,900 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Ships in class: 4
Operator: Indonesian Navy
Commissioned: 2007
Status: In active service
Espora (MEKO 140A16)-class corvette
Fatahillah -class corvette
Builders: Netherlands
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 1,450 tonnes
Propulsion: CODOG : 1 gas turbine, 2 diesel engine; 2 shaft
Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h)
Range: approx. 1,780 nmi (3,300 km)
Armament:
Ships in class: 3
Operator: Indonesian Navy
Commissioned: 1979
Status: In active service
Freedom -class littoral combat ship
Freedom
Göteborg -class corvette
Builder: Sweden Kockums
Displacement: 400 tons
Operators: Swedish Navy : 2 active, 2 decommissioned and 2 cancelled
Independence -class littoral combat ship
Independence
Frotin
Inhaúma -class corvette
INS Kavaratti
Kamorta -class corvette
Builders: India Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Type: Corvette
Displacement:
Length: 109 metres
Beam: 13.7 metres
Propulsion: 4 × CODAD diesel engines
Speed: 25 knots
Range: 3,700 miles at 16 knots
Complement: 193 including 13 officers
Armament:
1 × 76mm SRGM
2 × AK-630M close-in weapon system
2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher
4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
Ships in class: 4
Operator: Indian Navy
Commissioned: 2014–19
Status: 4 in service
Khukri -class corvette
Builders: India Mazagon Dock Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Type: Corvette
Displacement: Full load: 1,350 tonnes
Length: 91.1 metres
Beam: 10.5 metres
Draught: 4.5 metres
Propulsion: 2 diesel engines, 14,400 hp each, 2 shafts and cp props
Speed: 25 knots
Range: 4,000 miles at 16 knots
Complement: 79 including 10 officers
Armament:
1 × AK-176 76 mm gun
16 × Kh-35
2 × Strela-2M SAM MANPADS
2 × AK-630 CIWS
Ships in class: 4
Operator: Indian Navy (2 ships), Vietnam People's Navy (1 ship)
Commissioned: 1989–1991
Status: 3 ships in service, 1 decommissioned
INS Karmuk
Builders: India Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Type: Corvette
Displacement:
Standard: 1350 tonnes
Full load: 1500 tonnes
Length: 91.1 metres
Beam: 10.5 metres
Draught: 4.5 metres
Propulsion: 2 diesel engines, 14,400 hp each, 2 shafts and cp props
Speed: 25 knots
Range: 4,000 miles at 16 knots
Complement: 79 including 10 officers
Armament:
1 × AK-176 76 mm gun
4 × P-20M missiles
2 × Strela-2M or Igla-1E MANPADS
2 × AK-630 CIWS
Ships in class: 4
Operator: Indian Navy
Commissioned: 1998–2004
Status: In service
Urania
Minerva -class corvette
Nanuchka (Project 1234)-class corvette
Pohang -class corvette
Pohang
Builders: South Korea
Ships in class: 24
Displacement: 1,350 tons
Speed: 32 knots
Basic Armament:
2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact cannon
2 × Nobong 40mm/70 twin cannons
2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (with 6× Blue Shark torpedoes)
12 × Mark 9 depth charges
Optional Armament:
4 × SSM (Exocet, Harpoon, 700K C-Star)
Mistral MANPADS
Operators:
Parchim (Project 133)-class corvette
Peacock -class corvette
Builder: United Kingdom
Displacement: 712 tons
Armament: Irish Naval Service : 1 × 76mm OTO Melara; 2 × 20mm; 2 × 12.7mm
Speed 25 knots (Sprint speed 30 knots)
Ships in class: 5
Commissioned: 1983–85
Operators:
Sa'ar 5 (Eilat )-class corvette
Eilat and Lahav
Builders: United States (Ingalls Shipbuilding )
Type: Guided-missile corvette
Displacement: 1227 tons
Armament: 8 Harpoon SSM; ; 8 Gabriel SSM; 2 Barak 1 launchers; 20 mm Phalanx CIWS ; 2 × Mk 32 torpedo launchers (6 tubes)
Powerplant: 1 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbine; 2 MTU type 12V1163 TB82 diesels; total SHP 30,000
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Range: 3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km)
Ships in class: 3
Operator: Israeli Navy
Commissioned: February 1993
Status: In active service
Steregushchiy -class corvette
Steregushchy
Builders: Russia
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 1,950 tonnes
Propulsion: 2 shaft CODAD, 4 16D49 diesels 24.000 hp (17.9 MW), power supply AC 380/220V, 50 Hz, 4 × 630 kW diesel genset
Speed: 27 kn (50 km/h)
Range: approx. 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 17 kn (31 km/h)
Aircraft: 1 Kamov Ka-27
Armament:
1 × Arsenal A-190 100 mm
2 × MTPU pedestal machine gun 14.5 mm
2 × AK-630 M 30 mm
1 × Kashtan -M CADS
8 × Kh-35 missiles
4 × 400 mm torpedo tubes
Countermeasures
Fire control radar: Ratep 5P-10E Puma for A-190 HOT FLASH radar
Air search radar: Furke-E 3D, E/F band
Sonar: Zarya-ME suite, bow mounted. Vinyetka low frequency active/passive towed array
Ships in class: 3 + 3 Laid down
Operator: Russian Navy
Commissioned: 2007
Status: In active service
Veer -class corvette
Builders: India Mazagon Dock Limited; Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 455-477 tonnes
Length: 56.1 metres
Beam: 11.5 metres
Draught: 2.5 metres
Propulsion: 2 × COGAG gas turbines couples to two shafts
Speed: 36 knots
Range: 2,300 miles at 16 knots
Complement: 41 including 5 officers
Armament:
1 × 76mm SRGM
2 × AK-630M close-in weapon system
2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher
4-16 × anti-ship missiles
4 × air defense missiles
Ships in class: 15
Commissioned: 1987–2002
Status: 13 completed, 2 cancelled, 8 active, 4 retired and 1 lost
Visby -class corvette
Visby
Builders: Sweden
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 640 tonnes
Propulsion: CODOG, 2 × 125SII Kamewa Waterjets, 4 × Vericor TF50A gas turbines, total rating 16 MW[2], 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16 V 2000 N90 diesel engines, total rating 2.6 MW, 3 × generators of 270 kW each
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