"Hindenburg" was slightly longer than her two sister ships, at at the waterline and overall. She had a beam of , and a draft of between forward and aft. "Hindenburg" displaced normally and up to fully laden. She had a crew of 44 officers and 1,068 men; when serving as the flagship for I Scouting Group, the ship carried an additional 14 officers and 62 men. "Hindenburg" was propelled by four sets of steam turbines driving four screws; steam was provided by 14 coal-fired marine-type double boilers and eight oil-fired marine-type double-ended boilers. The propulsion system was rated at for a top speed of . At a cruising speed of , she had a range of .