"z10 hans lody" had an overall length of and was long at the waterline. the ship had a beam of , and a maximum draft of . she displaced at standard load and at deep load. the two wagner geared steam turbine sets, each driving one propeller shaft, were designed to produce using steam provided by six high-pressure wagner boilers. the ship had a designed speed of and she reached a maximum speed of 37.8 knots from during her sea trials. "hans lody" carried a maximum of of fuel oil which was intended to give a range of at a speed of , but the ship proved top-heavy in service and 30% of the fuel had to be retained as ballast low in the ship. the effective range proved to be only at 19 knots. the crew numbered 10 officers and 315 enlisted men, plus an additional four officers and 19 enlisted men if serving as a flotilla flagship.