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A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate (2000+ tons) and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft (500 or fewer tons), although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role. During the Age of Sail, corvettes were smaller than frigates and larger than sloops-of-war, usually with a single gun deck.
Although almost all modern navies use ships smaller than frigates for coastal duty, not all of them use the term corvette (via Middle French, from a Dutch word corf, a type of boat) or equivalent. The rank "corvette captain", equivalent in many navies to "lieutenant commander", derives from the name of this type of ship.
During the Age of Sail, corvettes were one of many types of smaller warships. 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 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 Royal Navy did not use the term until after the Napoleonic Wars to describe a small unrated vessel somewhat larger than a sloop.
Don't it blow your mind?
Don't it blow your mind like the first time?
Circle the voices in a crowded room
Plays in my head so out of time
Kill me with kindness never enough I find
Don't it blow your mind?
Don't it blow your mind again?
Don't it blow your mind for the third time?
The dream is never over
The dream is never over
Envision a future still in back and white
Colors of youth run into gold
Blue is for sorrow, red is for sadder light
Don't it blow your mind?
Don't it blow your mind again?
Don't it blow your mind for the third time?
The dream is never over
The dream is never over
The dream is never over
The dream is never over
There's a part of you here, part of you everywhere
Looking around all that I see
Buildings and cars, modern technology
Don't it blow your mind?
Don't it blow your mind again?
Don't it blow your mind for the third time?
The dream is never over
The dream is never over
The dream is never over