Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for K-class (UK).
2 x Yarrow oil-fired boilers with 1 x Parsons or Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines developing 10,500 shaft horsepower to 2 x screws; 4 x Electric motors developing 1,440 horsepower.
Propulsion
24.0 kts
27.6 mph
Surface Speed
15.0 kts
17.3 mph
Submerged Speed
799 nm
920 miles | 1,481 km
Range