ðɪ æɡˈɑːnoʊ klˈæs hæd fˈoːɹ ɡˈɪɹd stˈiːm tˈɜːbaɪn sˈɛts, ˈiːtʃ dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl pɹəpˈɛlɚ ʃˈæft, jˈuːzɪŋ stˈiːm pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ sˈɪks kˈæmpɑːn ɹˈoʊ ɡˈoʊ wˈɔːɾɚtˈuːb bˈɔɪlɚz.
The Agano class had four geared steam turbine sets, each driving a single propeller shaft, using steam provided by six Kampon Ro Gō water-tube boilers.