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Royal Navy GW12 Convoy Escort Design

Like how GW11 was a fast escort ship design, GW12 too was designed to achieve 32knots but the two major difference between the two was that GW 12 not only longer but featured the more conventional steam tubine machinery. The steam turbine machinery compared to the COSAG version of GW 11 weighted more, 2.000tons rather only 1.185tons, this and probably a higher sustained speed of 24knots resulting in a very heavy hull for such mission of more then 16.000tons and which describe the longer hull to maintain the 32knots maximum speed.

The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 190.50m (wl) x 21,94 x 5,41m
Displacement: 16.815tons (full load)
Engines: 120.000shp, Steam Turbines (Probably English Electric Y100), 4 shafts
Range: Unknown probably 15-21.900km at 44km/h (8-12.900nm at 24knots)
Speed: 59km/h (32knots)
Armour: unknown probably 51mm Deck over Machinery and Magazines, 89mm Belt over Machinery and 64mm over Magazines (Missile and Guns)
Armaments:
4x2 3"/70 (76mm/70) QF Mk N1 AA Guns,
6x2 40mm/70 OQF Mk XI AA Guns,
1x2 GWS.1 Sea Slug SAM

Sensors:
2x Type 901 Missile Control/Director Radar
10x 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