Volunteer was ordered in January 1918 as part of the 13th Order of the 1918-1919 Naval Programme. She was laid down on 16 April 1918 by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton, Scotland, and launched on 17 April 1919.Naval History: Ships of the Royal Navy, 1914-1919 - in Alphabetical Order (Part 2 of 2) She was completed on 7 November 1919 and commissioned into service the same day with the pennant number D71.
