Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for HMAS Australia (1911).
31 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers feeding 4 x Parsons direct-drive steam turbines developing 44,000 horsepower to 4 x shafts astern.
Propulsion
27.0 kts
31.1 mph
Surface Speed
6,127 nm
7,051 miles | 11,347 km
Range