The vessel was one of 137 cargo vessels built by Danish shipping company Mercandia between 1964 and 1996 for their worldwide shipping fleet. The ship is of the Mercandian 2-in-1 class design, with a displacement of at light load, and at full load. She is long, with a beam of , and a draught of . The propulsion system consists of a MaK M 453AK diesel motor, which supplied to a single controllable-pitch propeller. This was supplemented by a bow thruster. Maximum speed was , and maximum range was at .