 Andromeda was the fifth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy and was laid down on 2 December 1895 by Pembroke Dockyard . The ship was launched on 30 April 1897 by Lady Scourfield , wife of Sir Owen Scourfield Bt . She was fitted out at Pembroke Dock until 5 September 1898 and sailed later that month to Portsmouth Dockyard for completion . 
