Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Arkansas (BB-33).
ORIGINAL: 12 x Babcock and Wilcox coal-fired boilers feeding 4 x Parson s direct-drive steam turbines developing 28,000 horsepower while driving 2 x Shafts.
Propulsion
20.5 kts
23.6 mph
Surface Speed
7,999 nm
9,205 miles | 14,814 km
Range