The ship was built by J L Thompson Ltd, Sunderland. She was launched in 1928, and completed in March of that year. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 3,845 and a NRT of 2,323. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by J Dickinson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.