Built in 2019, by Barbour JB Shipyard of Baldwin, Illinois (hull #3) as the Karl E. Johnson for Southern Illinois Transfer of Chester, Illinois.
Powered by two, Tier III compliant, Cummins QSK19 diesel engines, with Veth VZ-700 z-drives, she is a twin screw tug, rated at 1,500 horsepower.
Her electrical service is provided by two, 40 kW, Kubota generator sets.