Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170521154728/@comment-1915363-20170524175752

Slowchamp wrote: Don't forget what you all did to Armored Carrier. CVB had already been a widely accepted hull code at the time of debate, with very flimsy reasons for change (specifically, it was because Taihou was way too lightweight compared to Midway-class carriers).

The situations were different for this one because Kaibokans were simply too different from DEs to fit as destroyer escorts. About the sole convincing reason why PF was rejected is because it overlaps with Tacoma-class frigates (again, due to the disconnection between USN ship classes with other navies).