 Sachsen and Württemberg were intended to be one knot faster than the earlier pair of ships. Württemberg received more powerful machinery that would have produced 47,343 shp (35,304 kW) for a designed speed of 22 knots. On Sachsen, a MAN diesel engine producing 11,836 bhp (8,826 kW) was installed on the center shaft, while steam turbines powered the outboard shafts. The combined power plant would have produced 53,261 shp (39,717 kW) for a designed speed of 22.5 knots.
