She was built by the State Dockyard in Newcastle, New South Wales for the Australian National Line.

Two 9-cylinder Nydquist & Holm Polar M69TS diesels supplied 8,600 horsepower (6,400 kW) to the propellers, allowing a maximum speed of 17.75 knots (32.87 km/h; 20.43 mph).

On entering service, she was used on the Devonport to Melbourne route across Bass Strait.

Al Maher owned the ship until 2000, when she was sold to Nouran Navigation and named Tebah 2000.

[2][4] The ship was scrapped at Alang, India in March 2005, after 46 years of service and 10 names.