Built by Vosper Thornycroft shipbuilders at Woolston, Southampton, it was launched on 1 March 1986 by Amy Jarvis, the wife of Pat Jarvis, CB, the Deputy Controller of the Navy at the Ministry of Defence, and commissioned on 17 January 1987.
Built by Vosper Thornycroft shipbuilders in Woolston, Southampton, this vessel was launched on March 1, 1986, by Amy Jarvis, wife of Pat Jarvis, CB, the Deputy Controller of the Navy at the Ministry of Defence, and commissioned on January 17, 1987.