Construction
The ship, originally SS Manica, was built by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd at their Deptford Yard, London as a tramp steamer for the Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co.
Conversion to operate the kite ballon involved fitting "a long sloping deck from forecastle to waist, fixing a dynamo to drive a hydrogen compressor", and the installation of a winch. A "wireless telegraphy house" and quarters for the naval officers and men were added.
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