Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170521154728/@comment-32389360-20170528203117

Archer88 wrote: 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. The official tag for Escorts both for the USN before 30 June, 1975 and currently for the Wiki is (DE) as accorded, but that shoudn't impede the other historical reference tags to the trivia section of Escort ships. As a result mentioning all the historical tags the ships had (provided with its/her corresponding historical documentation) would prove to be the most impartial choice. There is no more need to prove otherwise as a concensus has been reached concerning the tag designation, but if we need to add a wall header to explain what role the ship was originally desigend and built for while contrasting the roles it assumed along its carrer then it can possibily be added, of course if the Main Staff of the wikia approves of this.