This British flagged tanker, operated by the Shell group, was launched on 4th November 1959 and completed in February 1960 as yard number 1078 by Kieler shipyard, Kiel, Germany.
She was 12,321 gross tons, 18,255 deadweight tons, length 560 feet (170.7 metres), beam 69 feet 6 inches (21.2 metres), and her steam turbine engine drove one propeller giving a service speed of 14 knots.
On 20th December 1984 she was delivered for breaking up to shipbreakers at Gadani Beach, near Karachi, Pakistan.