 It is a diesel-powered vessel with an all-steel superstructure.Powered by two 8-cylinder engines, each of 1860 horsepower, for extra maneuverability it used controllable pitch propellers which allowed it to generate a reverse thrust of over 70% in the forward direction.The four levels on the superstructure are the main deckhouse, second deckhouse, Texas deckhouse, and the pilothouse.