Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-25730832-20170511175819/@comment-1915363-20170513023924

Kenji135 wrote: Ar-cen-ciel wrote:

Also, as Vchrang stated, escort is a naval ship role, which means Kasuga Maru and Taiyou could also be considered as an escort ship. We'd be in serious trouble if we ended up causing confusion over an overly board ship category. It's like saying we can get away with aviation battleship or cruisers for branching that needs CVs. I think we're thinking the same way, but the way you phrased it make it sounds as if you're disagreeing with me instead.

For all intent and purpose, no one's going to mistook escort for Kasuga Maru / Taiyou. Kasuga Maru is a CVL simply because that's what the devs designate her as. No one other than those interested in naval history ever takes ship types as anything more than game mechanics.

If anything, I think people prefer EE over PF just because typing escort is faster than patrol frigate. What I agree with you:
 * Clear classification is more important than sticking to specific navy's hull specification
 * Ship classification should be relevant to the game.

What I disagree with you:
 * Using Escort as ship type, Escort because is simply overly board a classification. I have no problem with Escort Ship or Vessel, though.