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Royal Navy GW8 Convoy Escort Design

GW8 as you might suspect the companion reduced length and different Radar suite version of the previous GW7 design, the usual 6,1m shorter hull with the sole Type 277Q Radar instead of the Type 282 / 283 pair and the same "Deep Stowage" for the Sea Slug missiles

The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 143.25m (wl) x 21,34 x 5,41m
Displacement: 9.500tons (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:
1x Type 277Q Surface/Air Search/Height Finder Radar
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 992 Target indication/Surface/Air Search Radar

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