Editing Florida-class battleship (section)

=== Propulsion ===

The ships were propelled by four-shaft [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] steam turbines; steam was provided by 12 [[Babcock & Wilcox]] coal-fired boilers. The engines were rated at {{cvt|28000|shp|lk=on|0}} to give a top speed of {{cvt|21|kn|km/h|lk=on}}. On [[Sea trial|trials]], ''Florida'' made {{cvt|22.08|kn}} on {{cvt|40511|shp}}; ''Utah''{{'}}s turbines produced only {{cvt|27028|shp}} but still propelled the ship at {{cvt|21.04|kn}}.{{sfn|Breyer|p=201}} However, the engine and boiler room arrangements remained the same as in the ''Delaware''s, with the engine room situated between the rear main turrets and steam lines running beneath the [[superfire|superfiring]] rear turret.{{sfn|Friedman|1985|p=72}} The ships had a range of {{cvt|5776|nmi|mi km|-1|lk=on}} at a cruising speed of {{cvt|10|kn}}.{{sfn|Friedman|1986|p=114}}{{sfn|Friedman|1985|p=74}}

The engine rooms on these ships were lengthened to accommodate the larger Parsons steam turbines, which meant the after boiler room had to be eliminated. Funnel spacing was therefore closer than in the ''Delaware''s.{{sfn|Friedman|1985|p=74}} The remaining boiler rooms were widened by {{cvt|4|ft}}; to do this and maintain adequate underwater and coal bunker protection, the ships were made {{cvt|3|ft}} beamier than the ''Delaware''s. During ''Florida'' and ''Utah''{{'}}s reconstruction in 1925–1927, their coal-fired boilers were replaced with four [[White-Forster boiler|White-Forster]] oil-fired boilers.{{sfn|Breyer|p=201}} The reduction in the number of boilers allowed their twin funnels to be trunked into one single larger funnel.{{sfn|Hore|p=57}}