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Royal Navy GW7 Convoy Escort Design

While the GW3-6 series of 4 designs was basically a quartet of designs with two different radar sets and two different Missile stowage methods the next four GW7-10 were similar in aspect. They were a bit longer and the longer ones had slightly more speed then the rest, To differeniate them from the rest they got a modified hull and different AA layout from the previous proposals.

The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 149.35m (wl) x 21,34 x 5,41m
Displacement: 10.000tons (full load)
Engines: 30.000shp, Steam Turbines (Probably English Electric Y100), 2 shafts
Range: Unknown probably 15-21.900km at 22km/h (8-12.900nm at 12knots)
Speed: 46km/h (24,8knots)
Armour: unknown probably 51mm Deck over Machinery and Magazines, 89mm Belt over Machinery and 64mm over Magazines (Missile and Guns)
Armaments:
2x2 3"/70 (76mm/70) QF Mk N1 AA Guns,
4x2 40mm/70 OQF Mk XI AA Guns,
1x2 GWS.1 Sea Slug SAM

Sensors:
2x Type 901 Missile Control/Director Radar
6x Type 903 Fire-control Radar, one for each MRS.3 director
1x Type 960 Air Search Radar
1x Type 974 Surface Search/Navigation Radar
1x Type 982 Air Search Radar
1x Type 983 Height Finder Radar
1x Type 992 Target indication/Surface/Air Search Radar

The datapages:
i.imgur.com/sIuNLrN.jpg