[1] Lindormen had two horizontal direct-acting steam engines,[1] built by Burmeister & Wain,[2] each driving one propeller shaft.

The engines were rated at a total of 1,500 indicated horsepower (1,100 kW) for a designed speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph).

[2] She was initially armed with two Armstrong 227-millimeter (8.9 in) rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns mounted in a single turret.

[1] The ship had a complete waterline armored belt that was 127 millimeters (5 in) thick.

She was stricken from the Navy List on 29 June 1907 and sold for scrap.