ʃiː wʌz lˈeɪd dˌaʊn baɪ vˈɪkɚz ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ æt nˈuːkæsəl əpˌɑːn tˈaɪn ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn fˈoːɹ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː baɪ lˈeɪdi wˈeɪkwˈɔːkɚ ænd kəmˈɪʃənd ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
She was laid down by Vickers Armstrong at Newcastle upon Tyne on 22 September 1941, launched on 4 February 1943 by Lady Wake-Walker and commissioned on 22 June 1944.