"G" destroyers (GAEL)

Glowworm, 1946 design

Name	No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Gael		Yarrow, Scotstoun	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945
Gallant		Yarrow, Scotstoun	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945
Gauntlet		Thornycroft, Woolston	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945
Gift (ex-Glowworm, ex-Guinivere)		Denny, Dumbarton	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945
Glowworm (ex-Gift)		Thornycroft, Woolston	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945
Grafton		White, Cowes	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945
Greyhound		White, Cowes	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945
Guernsey		Denny, Dumbarton	1944	---	---	cancelled 12/1945

Displacement standard, t

1995

Displacement full, t

2740

Length, m

104.1 pp 111.3 oa

Breadth, m

12.0

Draught, m

4.32 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers

Power, h. p.

40000

Max speed, kn

33.75

Fuel, t

oil 586

Armament

2 x 2 - 114/45 QF Mk V, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors STAAG, 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 2 x 5 - 533 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (50 - 150 DC)

Sensors

Complement

270 - 290

Ship project history: Development of "Weapons" design with 5.4m more beam and 114mm main guns. All were cancelled.

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"G" destroyers (GAEL)

Displacement standard, t	1995
Displacement full, t	2740
Length, m	104.1 pp 111.3 oa
Breadth, m	12.0
Draught, m	4.32 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers
Power, h. p.	40000
Max speed, kn	33.75
Fuel, t	oil 586
Armament	2 x 2 - 114/45 QF Mk V, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors STAAG, 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 2 x 5 - 533 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (50 - 150 DC)
Sensors
Complement	270 - 290