List of Naval Ship Classes in Service - Corvettes

Corvettes

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 x Arsenal A-190 100mm
  • 2 x MTPU pedestal machine gun 14.5 mm
  • 2 x AK-630M 30mm
  • 1x4 3M-47 Gibka a-a missile system of short-range
  • 1x40 A-215 "Grad-M" 122mm 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
• Fate: In active service

Steregushchy class corvette

• 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, 4x630 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 x Arsenal A-190 100mm
  • 2 x MTPU pedestal machine gun 14.5 mm
  • 2 x AK-630M 30mm
  • 1 x Kashtan-M CADS
  • 8x Kh-35 missiles
  • 4 x 400mm 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: 2 + 4 Laid down ( 20 planned )
• Operator: Russian Navy
• Commissioned: 2007
• Fate: In active service

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:
  • 1 Otobreda 76 mm dual purpose gun
  • 2 MLG 27 mm autocannons
  • 2x 21 cell RAM launcher
  • 2x 2 cell launcher with RBS-15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missiles with land-attack capability
  • mine laying capability
• Countermeasures
  • TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)
  • UL 5000 K ECM suite
• Ships in class: 5
• Operator: German Navy
• Commissioned: 2008-2009
• Fate: In active service

Dergach class corvette (Project 1239 Sivuch)

• Builder: Russia
• Displacement: 1,050 tons
• Operator: Russian Navy: 2 in service

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: Marine Nationale, Argentine Navy, Turkish Navy
• Commissioned: 1979
• Fate: 18 in active service (9 with France, 6 with Turkey, and 3 with Argentina);

Emer class patrol boat

• Builder: Ireland
• Displacement: 1,003 tons
• Operator: Irish Naval Service: 3 ships acquired from 1978

Espora class corvette (MEKO 140A16 type)

• Builder: Germany Argentina
• Displacement: 1,790 tons (full load)
• Operator: Argentine Navy: 6 in service

Göteborg class corvette

• Builder: Sweden Kockums www.Kockums.se
• Displacement: 400 tons
• Operators:
  • Swedish Navy: 2 in active; service HMS Gävle and HMS Sundsvall, HMS Kalmar and HMS Göteborg decommissioned, HMS Helsingborg and HMS Härnösand (2 active, 2 decommissioned and 2 cancelled)

Minerva class corvette

• Builder: Italy
• Displacement: 1285 tons
• Operators: Marina Militare: 8 in service

Nanuchka class corvette (Project 1234)

• Builder: Soviet Union
• Displacement: 730 tons
• Operators:
  • Russian Navy: 17 Nanuchka III in service plus 1 Nanuchka IV

Nils Juel class corvette

• Builder: Denmark
• Displacement: 1,320 tons
• Operator: Royal Danish Navy: 3 in service

Pohang class corvette

• Builders: South Korea
• Displacement: 1,350 tons
• Operators: Republic of Korea Navy : 24 delivered in 1991

Parchim class corvette (Project 133)

• Builder: East Germany
• Displacement: 935 tons
• Operator: Russian Navy: 12 in service

Peacock class corvette

• Builder: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 712 tons
• Operators:
  • Irish Naval Service: 2 delivered in 1988 (former HMS Swift and Swallow)
  • Philippines: 3 Delivered in 1997

Reliance class patrol cutter

• Builder: United States
• Displacement: 1,050 tons
• Operator:
  • United States Coast Guard: 14 in commission
  • Sri Lanka Navy: 1 in service

Sa'ar 5 (Eilat) class corvette

• 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; 2x Mk32 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
• Fate: In active service