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IIRC

If Imps Race Corvettes

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LVCA

Las Vegas Corvettes Association

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COTB

Corvettes Of The Bay

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SCC

Surfcoast Corvettes

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CUS

Corvettes Unlimited Switzerland

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VFC

Venice Florida Corvettes

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SVC

Simi Valley Corvettes

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VCSC

Vintage Corvettes of Southern California

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SRC

Snake River Corvettes

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RCC

Rose City Corvettes

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PCC

Pacific Coast Corvettes

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NTCFF

North Texas Corvettes For Fun

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NSCM

North Shore Corvettes of Massachusetts

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NCUC

New South Wales Corvettes Unlimited Car Club

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LVCA

Las Vegas Corvettes Association

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JFC

Just For Corvettes

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J4C

Just for Corvettes

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DVC

Diablo Valley Corvettes

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DTRC

Down The Road Corvettes

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DBC

Discovery Bay Corvettes

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CWCC

Corvettes West Car Club

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CVCC

Candlewood Valley Corvettes Club

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CVC

Central Valley Corvettes

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CVC

Central Victoria Corvettes

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WWC

Wild West Corvettes

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What does corvettes mean?

corvettes
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or "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 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 nor seaworthiness for long voyages. The word "corvette" is first found in Middle French, a diminutive of the Dutch word corf, meaning a "basket", from the Latin corbis.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, 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.

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