Ramillies was built by J. & G. Thompson, of Clydebank,[REF] at a cost of £902,600, plus £78,295 for guns [REF].
In May 1902, Ramillies was at Palermo to attend festivities in connection with the opening of an agricultural exhibition by King Victor Emmanuel; the King and the Italian Minister of Marine paid her a visit when she arrived in Rome later in the month [REF].