She was laid down in November 1989 by Yarrow Shipbuilders on the Clyde .
She was was launched on 31 July 1992 by Lady Rifkind ( when , as Mrs Edith Rifkind , her husband Sir Malcolm Rifkind was Secretary of State for Defence ) .
She was laid down in November 1989 by Yarrow Shipbuilders on the Clyde , and was launched on 31 July 1992 by Lady Rifkind ( when , as Mrs Edith Rifkind , her husband Sir Malcolm Rifkind was Secretary of State for Defence ) .