She was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and managed by Bank Line Ltd and Constants (South Wales) LTd.

Empire Beaconsfield was built by William Gray & Sons Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham.

[1] She was yard number 1159, Empire Beaconsfield was launched on 2 October 1943 and completed in December that year.

[2] Empire Beaconsfield was built for the MoWT and placed under the management of Andrew Weir & Co Ltd, trading as the Bank Line.

It was built by the Central Marine Engineering Works Ltd, West Hartlepool and developed 281 horsepower (210 kW).