She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company at Hebburn on the River Tyne, launched in 1955 and completed in 1958, when she was the first ship to be trained by the newly established Flag Officer Sea Training organisation at Portland.
She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company at Hebburn on the River Tyne. She was launched in 1955. She was completed in 1958 at Portland. She was the first ship to be trained by the newly established Flag Officer Sea Training organisation.