Construction
The ship was built by J. Samuel White at Cowes under the 1932 Naval Programme. She was laid down on 15 May 1933, launched on 28 June 1934, as the eleventh ship to carry the name, and completed on 19 April 1935. The price of the build, excluding Admiralty supplied equipment such as armaments and communications sets was £284,898.
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