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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Corvette"”.
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Fiberglass Sanctuary A New Corvette Museum
… seeks to define a space that both honors its Corvette exhibits and hopefully provides sufficient architectural character to be accepted as an institutional landmark.
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The Corvette in Literature and Culture: Material Object and Persistent Image
This study examines the Corvette, an automobile with a distinct place in American literature and culture. For more than fifty years, the Corvette has been in the process of becoming what is described as an "icon," although this progress has never been satisfactorily approached and explained. Why …
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A tool for evaluating the early-stage design of corvettes
In naval architecture terminology, the term "corvette" refers to a class of ships that are shorter than frigates and longer than patrol boats. Corvettes have always been the centerpiece of the navies whose mission requirements are based on littoral combat such as Anti-Submarine Warfare, Mine …
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Beyond guns or butter : towards a multi-level analysis of South Africa's strategic defence procurement
… program comprising submarines, frigate-class ""corvette"" patrol vessels, fighter jets and trainers, and helicopters, at a projected cost of nearly ZAR30 billion. This decision, consequently, has plagued the government with continued controversy since its implementation. What brought about this …