True. But governments the world over have always had their reasons to stretch (or shrink) their warships categories. In order to skirt past official policy against aircraft carriers,, Britain designated their 1980s Invincible class aircraft carriers as through deck cruisers. I expect Ottawa wishes the River class to be destroyers for public optics, but those who use them will know them to be frigates. But it doesn’t matter, I’m just glad we’re moving ahead with something to replace the aged Halifax class frigates.
Now, if we can just get going on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (
CPSP). Considering that we have never produced a submarine I hope this one time we can buy off the shelf from the Euros or South Koreans.