Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Perkins (DD-26).
4 x Normand oil-fired boilers feeding 3 x Parsons Direct-Drive steam turbines developing 12,000 horsepower to 3 x Shafts under stern.
Propulsion
29.5 kts
33.9 mph
Surface Speed
3,041 nm
3,500 miles | 5,633 km
Range