The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two  screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing .
The submarine relied on two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers to supply one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this generated 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) for the two screws. Submerged power was supplied by four electric motors each producing .