Description
The ship was built in 1946 by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. She was yard number 767. The ship was 493 feet 8 inches (150.47 m) long overall (465 feet 0 inches (141.73 m) between perpendiculars), with a beam of 64 feet 1 inch (19.53 m). She had a draught of 28 feet 6 inches (8.69 m), and a depth of 35 feet 6 inches (10.82 m). She was assessed as 8,187 gross register tons (GRT), 4,562 NRT. Fully loaded, she displaced 16,650 tons.
The ship was propelled by two Metrovick-type double reduction geared steam turbines, which were fed by three drum boilers. 6,800 shaft horsepower (5,100 kW). The turbines were built by Richardsons Westgarth Ltd. They drove a single screw propeller, and could propel the ship at 15 knots (28 km/h).
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