"Peresvet" was long overall, and had a beam of and a draft of . Designed to displace , she was almost overweight and displaced . Her crew consisted of 27 officers and 744 enlisted men. The ship was powered by three vertical triple-expansion steam engines using steam generated by 30 Belleville boilers. The engines were rated at and designed to reach a top speed of . "Peresvet", however, reached a top speed of from during her sea trials in November 1899. She carried a maximum of of coal, which allowed her to steam for at a speed of .