How the Daring gun would have appeared on the Malta class

Was the Daring-class gun turret seriously considered for the Malta-class aircraft carriers?

The same gun was considered, but Malta would have used a between-decks mounting rather than the Daring's upper-deck mount.

The weapon itself matches the gun associated with the Daring class. The carrier installation would not simply transplant the destroyer's mount. Darings used an upper-deck mounting, while the Malta design called for a turret-like structure extending between decks. The distinction matters because the same gun can impose very different magazine, handling and structural arrangements depending on its mounting.