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Royal Navy GW5 Convoy Escort Design

Next in the series, GW5 is the modification of the GW3 design to utilise Hanger style missile stowage instead of "Deep Stowage which I would see as very similar to the Tube or Horizontal stowage of the County class Guided Missile Destroyers, though Hanger stowage might employ larger space for the missiles on multiple levels. Otherwise in every aspect the same as GW3 even to displacement.

The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 149.05m (wl) x 21,34 x 5,41m
Displacement: 10.700tons (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: 45km/h (24,5knots)
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