ðə ʃˈɪp wʌz ˈɔːɹdɚd baɪ ðə tʃɪlˈiːən nˈeɪvi, bˌʌt ʃiː wʌz pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈɛndɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːɹdʒəntˌaɪn tʃɪlˈiːən nˈeɪvəl ˈɑːɹmz ɹˈeɪs.
The ship was ordered by the Chilean Navy, but she was purchased by the United Kingdom as part of ending the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race.