The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management: SA Navy changes Valour class designation from Patrol Corvette to Frigate The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management - Unofficial Site tag:navy.org.za,2005:Typo Typo 2007-01-28T16:02:04+00:00 admin urn:uuid:1cdd4dc8-b23c-4224-80ee-64a272 2006-01-25T08:19:00+00:00 2007-01-28T16:02:04+00:00 SA Navy changes Valour class designation from Patrol Corvette to Frigate <p>The SA Navy is quietly changing the designation of its Valour-class Meko A200SAN ships from "patrol corvette" to "frigate". The Navy website, www.navy.mil.za, already reflects the change. The former class designation has come under persistent attack as the Valours are slightly larger than the Australian ANZAC class of frigates -- also a Meko 200 design, albeit of a more conventional design. </p>