Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170521154728/@comment-26410405-20170528171920

Hyper Shinchan wrote:

"American destroyer escorts emerged from a requirement for a second line destoyer that was first formulated in 1939 and became reality when the British asked for similar ships, while the coastal defence ships were designed to meet a peacetime fishery protection requirement with minesweeping and escort being secondary and tertiary requirements" Or in other words, more succintly: "the destroyer escort was a purpose built convoy escort, while the kaibokan was a half improvised escort that was improved on the go".

Doesn't change the fact that both are escorts, though different. Idc which documents point to "DEs being used in reference to kaiboukans", American or Japanese. Fact is they exist and can be used as evidence.