 "William C. Moreland" cost nearly $450,000, she was 600 feet in overall length ( between perpendiculars) with a beam of feet and a depth of feet and measured at 7,514 gross register tons and 5,803 net register tons.The she was powered by a triple-expansion steam engine and fueled by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers.She had an arch frame construction and three cargo holds with 36 cargo hatches placed on centers.