Trade Federation escort cruisers, classified as light cruisers, were deployed circa 27 BBY to safeguard the airspace surrounding standard Neimoidian starship protective formations. These defensive arrangements typically involved a pair of massive Trade Federation split-ring battleships, along with six armed Techno Union Hardcell-class interstellar transports arranged in a pyramid-shaped defensive screen. While multiple escort cruisers were typically organized into a patrol perimeter, they weren't engineered to engage formidable adversaries, such as the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force, without the backing of capital ship assets.
In a failed endeavor against Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo and the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force, Vicelord Siv Kav and Kinman Doriana employed a complement of seven Trade Federation escort cruisers.
The precise relationship between this ship and the Trade Federation Cruiser (Second Battle of Lok) remains ambiguous; it's unclear if they represent variations within the same class or completely distinct, unstated designs. Despite their temporal overlap and similar nomenclature and apparent function, definitive confirmation of their shared classification is absent.