Corvette

A corvette is a type of warship in both the UNSC and Covenant navies. Corvettes are generally small, maneuverable and lightly armed. A corvette is usually smaller than a frigate, making it the smallest warship type within a fleet.

Role
As with most ship types, corvettes' sizes and the specific roles they fill within a fleet vary between factions. For example, UNSC corvettes are small patrol vessels that carry no fighter complements, only accommodating a hangar large enough to fit a SKT-13 Shuttlecraft, while Covenant corvettes are larger than a UNSC frigate and carry large complements of warriors and entire fighter squadrons. In combat, a single Covenant corvette has shown to be a match for a UNSC frigate. While UNSC corvettes mostly appear to serve in patrol or scouting duties, the Covenant use their counterparts for heavy air support in ground assaults during planetary siege operations.

UNSC

 * UNSC corvette, a class of light warship in the UNSC.
 * , a sub-class of the UNSC corvette.
 * ONI prowler, generally considered a corvette sub-class.

Covenant

 * , a lightly-armed corvette used primarily for troop deployment.
 * , a stealth craft used to gather intelligence.