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35-630: Corvette captain is a rank in many European and Latin American navies which theoretically corresponds to command of a corvette (small warship). The equivalent rank is lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies, the United States Navy , and the Royal Canadian Navy  – a bilingual country which actually uses the term capitaine de corvette ( capc ) for

70-564: A corvette, as the smallest class of rated warship, was traditionally the smallest class of vessel entitled to a commander of a "captain" rank. During the Age of Sail , corvettes were one of many types of warships smaller than a frigate and with a single deck of guns. They were very closely related to sloops-of-war . The role of the corvette consisted mostly of coastal patrol, fighting minor wars, supporting large fleets, or participating in show-the-flag missions. The English Navy began using small ships in

105-711: A modern corvette does not have sufficient endurance or 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, Germany, Croatia) and South American (e.g., Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia) navies, because

140-497: A small or medium anti-submarine warfare helicopter, with the larger ones also having a hangar . While the size and capabilities of the largest corvettes overlap with smaller frigates, corvettes are designed primarily for littoral deployment while frigates are ocean-going vessels by virtue of their greater endurance and seaworthiness. Most countries with coastlines can build corvette-sized ships, either as part of their commercial shipbuilding activities or in purpose-built yards, but

175-478: A small ship based on the single-shaft Smiths Dock Company whale catcher Southern Pride , whose simple design and mercantile construction standards lent itself to rapid production in large numbers in small yards unused to naval work. First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill , later Prime Minister, had a hand in reviving the name "corvette". During the arms buildup leading to World War II,

210-446: A total of 1.2 billion euros. The new German Navy Braunschweig class is designed to replace Germany's fast attack craft and also incorporates stealth technology and land attack capabilities. The Israeli Navy has ordered four of these, named Sa'ar 6-class corvettes and a more heavily armed version of the type, deliveries commenced in 2019. The Greek Navy has categorised the class as fast attack missile craft . A similar vessel

245-460: Is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats ( cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts ( secciones : sections) and neighborhoods ( parajes : stops) outside of them. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see

280-526: Is fundamentally an immense plain with many hills. El Morro, with an approximate height of 237 meters, is one of the characteristic symbols of Montecristeno relief. It is a solitary elevation, in the form of a plateau. The Yaque del Norte River, the largest in the country, empties into the Montecristi Bay after making a long journey of 296 kilometers from the rugged Central Mountain Range. Three important rivers in

315-596: Is important. On the coast, fishing and salt production are important. Tourism development is currently concentrated in the city of Montecristi although there is potential along the entire coast, both western (Pepillo Salcedo) and north. Notable points are the Morro plateau and the Cayos Siete Hermanos. The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities ( municipios ) and municipal districts ( distrito municipal , D.M.) in them: The following

350-660: Is the Kılıç -class fast attack missile craft of the Turkish Navy , which is classified as a corvette by Lürssen Werft , the German ship designer. The Indian Navy operates four Kamorta -class corvettes built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers . All of them were in service by 2017. The Israeli Navy operates three Sa'ar 5-class corvettes. Built in the U.S. to an Israeli design, they each carry one helicopter and are well-armed with offensive and defensive weapons systems, including

385-468: Is where the Duarte Highway ends, which runs through the country from South to North from the city of Santo Domingo. Additionally, the province has a network of secondary roads that interconnect the city of San Fernando de Montecristi with the other municipalities and surrounding provinces. Monte Cristi was founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from

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420-587: The Barak 8 SAM, and advanced electronic sensors and countermeasures. They displace over 1,200 tons at full load. Turkey began to build MİLGEM-class corvettes in 2005. The MİLGEM class is designed for anti-submarine warfare and littoral patrol duty. The lead ship, TCG Heybeliada , entered navy service in 2011. The design concept and mission profile of the MİLGEM class is similar to the Freedom class of littoral combat ships of

455-507: The Canary Islands . These migrated to various parts of the country afterwards leaving the town behind. It was later repopulated and became a wealthy port in the mid-to-late 16th century. During the 1600s the coast of Montecristi was a hotbed of pirate activity in the Caribbean. In 1756 the city became a prosperous trading center, until the early 20th century. Monte Cristi had a boom period in

490-803: The Mediterranean Sea , especially in regards to their anti-air and anti-submarine capability, and were so successful that the class survived after the war into the Marina Militare Italiana until 1972. Modern navies began a trend in the late 20th and early 21st centuries of building corvettes geared towards smaller more manoeuvrable surface capability. These corvettes have displacements between 550 and 3,310 short tons (500 and 3,000 t) and measure 55–128 m (180–420 ft) in length. They are usually armed with medium- and small-calibre guns, surface-to-surface missiles , surface-to-air missiles (SAM), and anti-submarine weapons. Many can accommodate

525-857: The Napoleonic Wars , to describe a small sixth-rate vessel somewhat larger than a sloop. The last vessel lost by France during the American Revolutionary War was the corvette Le Dragon , scuttled by her captain to avoid capture off Monte Cristi , Haïti in January 1783. Most corvettes and sloops of the 17th century were 12 to 18 m (40 to 60 ft) in length and measured 40 to 70 tons burthen . They carried four to eight smaller guns on single decks. Over time, vessels of increasing size and capability were called "corvettes"; by 1800, they reached lengths of over 30 m (100 ft) and measured from 400 to 600 tons burthen. Ships during

560-516: The 1650s, but described them as sloops rather than corvettes. The first reference to a corvette was with the French Navy in the 1670s, which may be where the term originated. The French Navy's corvettes grew over the decades and by the 1780s they were ships of 20 guns or so, approximately equivalent to the British Navy 's post ships . The British Navy did not adopt the term until the 1830s, long after

595-788: The Royal Navy, and were named after Australian towns. The Bird-class minesweepers or trawlers were referred to as corvettes in the Royal New Zealand Navy , and two, Kiwi and Moa , rammed and sank a much larger Japanese submarine , I-1 , in 1943 in the Solomon Islands. In Italy, the Regia Marina , in dire need of escort vessels for its convoys, designed the Gabbiano -class corvette, of which 29 were built between 1942 and 1943 (out of 60 planned); they proved apt at operations in

630-492: The United Arab Emirates territorial waters and exclusive economic zone. The United States is developing littoral combat ships , which are essentially large corvettes, their spacious hulls permitting space for mission modules, allowing them to undertake tasks formerly assigned to specialist classes such as minesweepers or the anti-submarine Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate. Monte Cristi Province Montecristi

665-682: The United States. In 2004, to replace the Ardhana -class patrol boat, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building for the Baynunah class of corvettes. This class is based on the CMN Group's Combattante BR70 design. The Baynunah class is designed for patrol and surveillance, minelaying, interception and other anti-surface warfare operations in

700-486: 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,

735-827: The dictator Ulises Hereaux forced to escape from the hands of his political rival, Juan Isidro Jiménez , and then the problems derived from World War I. The Montecristi province limits to the North with the Atlantic Ocean: to the South with the provinces Dajabón and Santiago Rodríguez; to the East with the Valverde province and to the West with the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Haiti. The Montecristi province

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770-545: The last quarter of the 1800s. The town was at the forefront in many of the advances including the first aqueduct, first railroad and telephone. The great task of diverting the course of the Yaque del Norte River was undertaken, which had lost its initial course when the cataclysm of 1802. The town attracted people not only from Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and other communities, but also foreigners (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Americans, South Americans and islanders from

805-845: The most corvettes in the world . In the 1960s, the Portuguese Navy designed the João Coutinho -class corvettes as multi-role small frigates intended to be affordable for a small navy. The João Coutinho class soon inspired a series of similar projects – including the Spanish Descubierta , the German MEKO 140 , the French A69 and the Portuguese Baptista de Andrade – adopted by a number of medium- and small-sized navies. The first operational corvette based on stealth technology

840-669: The name of smaller Canadian cities and towns.) Their chief duty was to protect convoys throughout the Battle of the Atlantic and on the routes from the UK to Murmansk carrying supplies to the Soviet Union . The Flower-class corvette was originally designed for offshore patrol work, and was not ideal when pressed into service as an antisubmarine escort. It was shorter than ideal for oceangoing convoy escort work, too lightly armed for antiaircraft defense, and

875-498: The next senior rank being translated as "commander senior grade"). Some NATO members class their corvette captains as OF-4 when they are serving afloat. Korvettenkapitän is an OF3 rank equivalent to the German Army and German Air Force rank of Major . Corvette 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

910-664: The other Antilles). In 1895, it was the site of the signing of the Manifesto of Montecristi by Máximo Gómez and José Martí , at the Gómez home on Mella St. They sailed from "La Granja" beach, also in Montecristi, to Cuba to fight for its independence. The economic decline of Monte Cristi began with the decrease in the demand for raw materials in Europe, difficulties of the Casa Jiménez, which

945-748: The province join the Yaque del Norte: the Maguaca, the Guayubín, and the Indio. The Chacuey River and its tributary, the Macabón, are also part of the provincial basins, which complete numerous streams. The Montecristi province belongs to the Irrigation District called Bajo Yaque del Norte, with two different irrigation zones in it: Villa Vásquez and Las Matas de Santa Cruz. The first covers an area of approximately 179,733 tasks, and

980-509: The rank of lieutenant-commander when written or spoken in French. Notable users of the rank of corvette captain in Europe include the navies of France , Germany , Italy , Spain , and Croatia . Other users include many Latin American countries. While the NATO rank code is OF-3, the official translation of the rank as per NATO STANAG 2116 varies between "commander junior grade" and "commander" (with

1015-415: The second covers 320,672 tasks. The Montecristi province has one of the most diverse and numerous systems of protected areas in the country, six in total, which include national parks, underwater national parks, wildlife refuges and scientific reserves. The main activity of the province is agriculture, with important production of fruits and vegetables; in addition, the production of goats, sheep and cattle

1050-516: The sensors, weapons, and other systems required for a surface combatant are more specialized and are around 60% of the total cost. These components are purchased on the international market. Many countries today operate corvettes. Countries that border smaller seas, such as the Baltic Sea or the Persian Gulf , are more likely to build the smaller and more manoeuvrable corvettes, with Russia operating

1085-404: The ships were barely faster than the merchantmen they escorted. This was a particular problem given the faster German U-boat designs then emerging. Nonetheless, the ship was quite seaworthy and maneuverable, but living conditions for ocean voyages were challenging. As a result of these shortcomings, the corvette was superseded in the Royal Navy as the escort ship of choice by the frigate , which

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1120-503: The steam era became much faster and more manoeuvrable than their sail ancestors. Corvettes during this era were typically used alongside gunboats during colonial missions. Battleships and other large vessels were unnecessary when fighting the indigenous people of the Far East and Africa. The modern corvette appeared during World War II as an easily-built patrol and convoy escort vessel. The British naval designer William Reed drew up

1155-608: The term "corvette" was almost attached to the Tribal-class destroyer . The Tribals were so much larger than and sufficiently different from other British destroyers that some consideration was given to resurrecting the classification of "corvette" and applying it to them. This idea was dropped, and the term applied to small, mass-produced antisubmarine escorts such as the Flower class of World War II. (Royal Navy ships were named after flowers , and ships in Royal Canadian Navy service took

1190-609: Was larger, faster, better armed, and had two shafts. However, many small yards could not produce vessels of frigate size, so an improved corvette design, the Castle class , was introduced later in the war, with some remaining in service until the mid-1950s. The Royal Australian Navy built 60 Bathurst -class corvettes, including 20 for the Royal Navy crewed by Australians, and four for the Indian Navy . These were officially described as Australian minesweepers , or as minesweeping sloops by

1225-556: Was the Royal Norwegian Navy 's Skjold class . The Swedish Navy introduced the similarly stealthy Visby class . Finland has plans to build four multi-role corvettes, currently dubbed the Pohjanmaa class , in the 2020s as part of its navy's Project Squadron 2020. The corvettes will have helicopter carrying, mine laying, ice breaking, anti-aircraft and anti-ship abilities. They will be over 100 metres (330 ft) long and cost

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