swˈɪftʒɚ wʌz ˈɔːɹdɚd baɪ tʃˈɪli æz kənstˌɪɾuːsɪˈɑːn ænd lˈeɪd dˌaʊn baɪ ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ wˈɪtwɜːθ æɾ ˈɛlswɪk ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ænd lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn twˈɛlv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː.
Swiftsure was ordered by Chile as Constitución and laid down by Armstrong Whitworth at Elswick on 26 February 1902 and launched on 12 January 1903.