Propulsion was by a 2-cylinder compound steam engine with nominal 850 horsepower, which drove a single 21-foot (6.4 m) diameter screw, and she was also ship-rigged with three masts.

The first-class passengers enjoyed luxurious facilities; a walnut-panelled saloon with piano and library, a smoking room, and barber-shop.

[2] In 1898 she was sold to the United States Government, and renamed Sedgwick, serving as a U.S. Army transport ship during the Spanish–American War.

[2] In early March 1900, the Secretary of War Elihu Root sailed aboard the Sedgwick to Havana for discussions with the Military Governor of Cuba, General Leonard Wood.

[3] In 1903 she was sold to an Italian shipping company and first renamed Arizona, then in 1906 Napoletano, before finally being scrapped in Italy in 1907.