Eight ships of the YF-257-class lighter were transferred from the United States Navy and were in commission from 1947 until 2002.

The vessel displaced 600 tons and had a maximum speed of 9.2 knots (17.0 km/h; 10.6 mph) fully loaded.

Auxiliary boats in 1965 included a fiberglass outboard and three seven-man inflatable lifeboats.

[2][3] They underwent a major renovation at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Maryland during the 1960s and 70s.

Her displacement tonnage was listed at 606 gross tons and her mast height as 37.5 feet.