ock ▁at ▁the ▁C ock ato o ▁Island ▁D ock yard ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁vessel ▁to ▁be ▁dry d ock ed ▁in ▁the ▁har bour ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁iron cl ad ▁to ▁be ▁dock ed ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁hem is phere . ▁▁ ▁She ▁returned ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁where ▁she ▁placed ▁into ▁reserve ▁but ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Squadron ▁under ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Ver on . ▁She ▁depart ed ▁Lor ient ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁but ▁returned ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁The ▁ship ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁reserve ▁before ▁being ▁recomm ission ed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁C och inch ina ▁Division ▁( ). ▁ ▁At al ante ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Ton kin ▁Coast ▁Division ▁() ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁During ▁ 1 8 – 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Th u ậ n ▁An . ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁on ▁the ▁for ts ▁def ending ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Per f ume ▁River , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁capital ▁of ▁Hu ế ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁the