Madrid was a freighter sailing under the flag of Argentina. Built in 1939 at the Mihanovich shipyard in Uruguay. In 1949, he passed the Argentine state to the Argentine Fleet of Fluvial Navigation (FANF).
his measurements were length 80.54t mts, width, 12.mts, displacement 2,810 t.
Its machines were two Harland diesel engines - Burmeister& Wain 1,050 CVE with two helixes, service speed 10.8 knots.