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Built by:Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd
Scotstoun Glasgow
Ordered: 8 February 1974
Laid down:7 February 1975
Launched:   12 May 1976 by HRH The Princess Alexandra
Accepted21 February 1979
Dimensions at launch
Length overall 130.80 metres
Length - between perpendiculars124.90 metres
Breadth overall14.72 metres