"Revenge" had a length overall of , a beam of and a deep draught of . She had a displacement of and displaced at deep load. She was powered by two sets of Parsons steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam provided by eighteen Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The turbines were rated at and intended to reach a maximum speed of , although the ship only reached a top speed of from during her sea trials on 24 March 1916. She had a range of at a cruising speed of . Her crew numbered 940 officers and ratings in 1917. Her metacentric height was at deep load.