Displacement: 10,985 tons
Length: 468.8 ft (142.9 m)
Beam: 66.3 ft (20.2 m)
Draught: 24.4 ft (7.4 m)
Propulsion: Diesel engines, twin screws. 10,000 horsepower
Speed: 19 knots
Capacity: 1,280 troops (as landing ship)
Complement: 345
Armament: (as merchant cruiser):
7 x 6-inch guns
2 x 3-inch anti-aircraft guns
2 x Lewis light machine guns
(as landing ship):
1 x 4-inch gun
2 x 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
2 x 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns
12 x 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
