Corvette Collection

WW2 - Flower-Class Corvette in heavy seas - Atlantic Convoy
WW2 - Weather hazards which the convoy escorts in the Atlantic Ocean have to face in Winter - a Flower-Class Corvette, of 930 tonnes, being thrown high out of the water by a heavy sea. Date: 1943

D urville / Astrolabe
The corvette Astrolabe caught among icebergs in the Antarctic. Dumont D Urville and his crew attempt to release her - which they do

WW2 - The Motor Launches of E-Boat Alley. (2/2) Date: 1942

WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea - the ILN special artist C E Turner accompanied the vessel around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

WW2 - Atlantic Convoy at sea as seen from an escort Corvette
WW2 - Between Sunset and Darkness. Atlantic Convoy at sea as seen from an escort Corvette Date: 1941

WW2 - Firing a depth charge at a u-boat from a corvette
WW2 - (1/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Firing a depth charge at a submerged submarine from a corvette - officers scan the sea for signs of

Attack on Sidon by Commodore Charles Napier, 26 September 1840. British, Turkish and Austrian ships bombarding Egyptian positions in the Lebanese port of Sidon during the Syrian War

The Cutting Out of the Corvette La Chevrette, Bay of Camaret on the night of 21 July 1801 - below is a vignette the action between the Phoebe and French frigate L'Africaine. Date: 1801

SNIAS SN. 601 Corvette F-BVPI
SNIAS SN.601 Corvette F-BVPI (msn 24), of DLT Frankfurt, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1980

SNIAS SN. 601 Corvette F-BVPE
SNIAS SN.601 Corvette F-BVPE (msn 21), of Air Alsace - Air France, at London Heathrow Airport, on 3 May 1976. Date: 1976

SNIAS SN. 601 Corvette F-WRNZ 158
SNIAS SN.601 Corvette F-WRNZ 158 (msn 2), the second production SN.601, at Le Bourget Airport for the 1973 Paris Air Show, with show serial number 158

SNIAS SN. 601 Corvette F-WUAS 157
SNIAS SN.601 Corvette F-WUAS 157 (msn 1), the first production SN.601, at Le Bourget Airport for the 1973 Paris Air Show, with show serial number 157

WW2 - Orders by means of the Ardente Loud Hailer
Captain to Captain - The Commander of a Corvette at Sea giving orders by means of the Ardente " Loud Hailer, " which has a remarkable Acoustic Range 1941

WW2 - Corvette of the Wild Waterbird class which transported the ILN special artist C E Turner around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

WW2 - Corvette versus Submarine - Corvette wins
WW2 - Corvette versus submarine and the corvette wins: A dramatic incident in The Battle of the Atlantic Date: 1941

WW2 - Corvette on guard - The Battle of the Atlantic
WW2 - Corvette on guard during The Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1941

WW2 - Corvette Screening Merchantmen from Enemy attacks
WW2 - A corvette screening a convoy of Merchantmen, bringing them safely home protected from enemy attacks. 1941

WW2 - Surfaced Enemy Submarine sees a Corvette on her track
WW2 - The Terror of the u-boat: by the white glare of a star shell and tracer bullets firing through a dark night, a surfaced enemy submarine sees a Corvette on her track 1942

HMS Geranium, British flower class corvette, WW2
HMS Geranium (K16), British flower class corvette. Date: circa 1940s

HMS Jonquil, British flower class corvette, WW2
HMS Jonquil (K68), British flower class corvette. Date: circa 1943-1944

Insurrection in Haiti
The bridge of the Corvette, on 22nd December, in observation off the Cape. Sailors are grouped about the bridge, talking and resting, as the ship sails around Cap-Haitien. Date: 1865

Aerial view of the Arsenal, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
Aerial view of the Arsenal at Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, with the corvette Nautilus and the San Julian Dock. Date: circa 1908

The Pacific War. Battle of Iquique. The Chilean corvette Esmeralda is sunk by the Peruvian ironclad Huascar on May 21, 1879. Colored engraving

PINEDA, Jos頨1837 - 1907). Corvette F. G. with the
PINEDA, Jos頨 1837 - 1907). Corvette F.G. with the four-color flag of Barcelona. 1883. Watercolour. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum

Detailed drawing of the Corvette by G. H. Davis
Introducing the Corvette: an explanatory drawing, revealing details of a war-designed vessel that earned honours in the battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. Date: 1943

Jean Comte Willaumez
JEAN BAPTISTE PHILIBERT, comte WILLAUMEZ French naval commander, and the corvette Amphisdrome proposed by him. Date: 1763 - 1845

H. M. S. Challenger
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

H. M.s Challenger at St. Thomas, West Indies
H.M.S Challenger was a three masted wooden ship (steam corvette) from Her Majestys navy. She was refitted in 1872 to accommodate the scientists

Princess Louise launching screw-corvette, Druid at Deptfor
Princess Louise (1848-1939) releasing the dog-shore for the launch of the screw-corvette ship, Druid at Deptford Dockyard, London in 1869

Building French Ship 8
Careening a corvette : she is laid on her side so that the accumulation of marine rubbish which has gathered on her keel and lower hull can be burned off

Naval Combat 1798
When Edmond Richers corvette La Bayonnaise is attacked by English frigate Embuscade, a fierce combat is terminated when the French board the English ship and it surrenders

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