It had been intended to call the ship HMS Superb, but the name was changed at her launching, which was undertaken by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, who was later Queen Alexandra.
Ursprünglich sollte das Schiff „HMS Superb“ genannt werden, doch anlässlich der Taufe durch Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, die spätere Königin Alexandra, wurde der Name geändert.