Aviso

An aviso is a French kind of dispatch boat.

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In the Dictionnaire de la Marine Française 1788 – 1792 (by Nicolas-Charles Romme), they are described as "small boats designed to carry orders or advices".

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Modern aviso have grown to be combat-capable ships, smaller in size than a corvette, but greater than patrol ships. They typically have roles in anti-submarine coastal defence.

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