There might be other correct answers, but the first that comes to my mind is "corvette."
That is a type of ship A small, fast, highly maneuverable warship armed with guns, torpedoes, depth charges, and guided missiles.
in Naval terminology, adestroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance ship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet.a Corvette is a small, manoeuvrable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal Patrol shipA frigate (pronounced frigit) is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.
A very fast warship used during the war of 1812 by the US Navy was a frigate.
A small, fast, very maneuverable warship used for coastal patrol during WWII era against the German U-boats. The name "Corvette" was penned by England's PM Sir Winston Churchill.
davalnatto
A destroyer.
They would have been called a "ship of the line".
A destroyer is a small fast warship armed with 5 inch guns. A battleship is any class of warship but equipped with the most powerful armament. In former times or days of sail, a battleship was known as a 'line of battle ship', large enough to take part in the main attack, carrying 74 guns or more
Corvette
The South used small, fast ships called blockade runners to outrun the longer Union warships and reach trading ports.
because he had surrendered in a war that has not begun because he had an old warship that caused him to lose the war
Probably a Destroyer.