The discussion recalls a British proposal to call battlecruisers frigates. The inherited association is with ships that could hit hard but undertook missions outside the line of battle. A frigate label might also discourage commanders from treating the ships as substitutes for battleships in the battle line. The example connects classification with expectations about how a new design should be used.
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How calling battlecruisers frigates might affect their use
A proposed frigate label makes ship classification part of the argument over battlecruiser employment.