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Glossary Item: Corvette
Name Corvette
Description A small warship, traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper warship. The class above the corvette is that of the frigate and modern types of ship below a corvette are coastal patrol craft and fast attack craft. The modern corvette appeared during WW2 as an easily built patrol and convoy escort vessel.
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Name His Majesty's Minesweepers
Category Sea Defence
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published May/1943
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Name Over to You, New Broadcasts by the R.A.F.
Category Air Reference
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For none
Published Dec/1943
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Name The Army At War. The Northern Garrisons. (By Eric Linklater)
Category Action on Land
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For War Office
Published Aug/1941
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Central Office Of Information
Issued For none
Published Oct/1946
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Name The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations: April 1941 to January 1943
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Sep/1944
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