The specification for the new ship was a 12-inch main battery and anti-torpedo-boat guns but no intermediate calibres, and a speed of 21 kn (39 km/h) which was two or three knots faster than existing battleships.
Specifikationen for det nye skib var et 12 tommers hovedbatteri og anti-torpedobådskanoner, men uden angivelse af kaliber, samt en hastighed på 21 knob, hvilket var 2-3 knob hurtigere end eksisterende slagskibe.