The Bow-class corvette was a class of corvettes in service with the United Nations Space Command Navy from 2578. The Bow-class was an agile, high acceleration, lightweight warship designed to fill a range of utilities, in a manner similar to frigates but at a lower cost and lower capability. Ideally suited for patrolling the periphery of UEG star systems, enforcing law and order in the void and providing a low-level armed presence, the Bow-class corvette was nonetheless a proven combat vessel. It was designed specifically with asymmetric threats in mind, including 'swarms' of small, highly maneuverable insurrectionist craft, starfighters and hypersonic missiles, something reflected in its armament. As a corvette, the Bow-class was more lightly armed and equipped than frigates such as the R