HMS Bristol was a pretty cool boat, but only 6000 tons so smaller than a Type-45 but I like your thinking.

Ok, overall the vote was a draw between B (ASW) and D (up-size).

I am going to make an executive decision to go for D) Increase the hull size to 8000-10,000 and reduce class size to 6 not because B) is wrong or less valid but simply because D) offers more space and systems to play with, so the design is likely to be more sexy and thus more interesting to play with. Also the ASW obsessives still get a full ASW fit and the AAD nuts get to play with idea of destroying whole air wings of Su-33s 😀 Win-win.

The votes: