sentences:  "Aurora", named for the eponymous Roman goddess of the dawn, was the eighth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy.She was laid down on 1 February 1886 by Pembroke Dockyard.The ship was launched on 28 October 1887 by Mrs. Sophia Morant, wife of Captain George Morant, Captain-Superintendent of the dockyard and completed in July 1889 at a cost of £258,390.