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Term | Definition | Rating |
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IIRC | If Imps Race Corvettes | |
LVCA | Las Vegas Corvettes Association | |
COTB | Corvettes Of The Bay | |
SCC | Surfcoast Corvettes | |
CUS | Corvettes Unlimited Switzerland | |
VFC | Venice Florida Corvettes | |
SVC | Simi Valley Corvettes | |
VCSC | Vintage Corvettes of Southern California | |
SRC | Snake River Corvettes | |
RCC | Rose City Corvettes | |
PCC | Pacific Coast Corvettes | |
NTCFF | North Texas Corvettes For Fun | |
NSCM | North Shore Corvettes of Massachusetts | |
NCUC | New South Wales Corvettes Unlimited Car Club | |
LVCA | Las Vegas Corvettes Association | |
JFC | Just For Corvettes | |
J4C | Just for Corvettes | |
DVC | Diablo Valley Corvettes | |
DTRC | Down The Road Corvettes | |
DBC | Discovery Bay Corvettes | |
CWCC | Corvettes West Car Club | |
CVCC | Candlewood Valley Corvettes Club | |
CVC | Central Valley Corvettes | |
CVC | Central Victoria Corvettes | |
WWC | Wild West Corvettes |
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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