The vessel was built by Lithgows at their shipyard in Port Glasgow, Scotland,[1] and was launched on 26 January 1945.

[1] Propulsion was provided by triple expansion engines, which delivered 5,500 horsepower (4,100 kW) to the two propellers.

[1] The LCTs had a ship's company of 104, and could carry a maximum load of 168 troops, eighteen 40-ton tanks, 27 trucks, and seven Landing Craft Mechanized.

[1] LST 3022 operated with the Royal Navy during World War II.

[1] In this role she was operated alongside the former Australian Army vessel Crusader, which had also been purchased by the Queensland Cement and Lime Company, converted to a coral barge and renamed Cementco.