With a displacement of 9,750/9,010 tons or 13,450 tons/13,670 tons burthen and as dimensions 630 x 68’3’ x 16’3”. The four shaft Brown Cutis geared turbines combined with 8 Admiralty boilers supplied 80,000 shp allowing a speed of 31,5 knots. With the maximum speed she had a range of 3,100 nautical miles and with 12 knots speed a range of 13,300 miles. Her crew numbered 700 men. The armour consisted of a 4.5” belt, a 1.375” deck, 1-4” magazine box protection and 1”side-plating, turrets and bulkheads. The armament was regularly changed. Original 2x2-8” guns, 4x1-4” anti aircraft guns, 2x2 quad pdrs, 2x0’5 quadruple machine guns and 2x21”quad torpedo tubes. Between 1937-1941 were 2x2-8” guns and 2x1-4” guns added. Between 1941-1942 were 4x1-0.8” guns added. Between 1942-1944 were the 0.5 machine guns removed. She also carried with her 3 planes launched with one catapult until 1943.