construct ed ▁by ▁La ird ▁& ▁S ons ▁Co ., ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁revol ving ▁tur ret ▁containing ▁two ▁ 1 2 - inch ▁guns , ▁new ▁bo ilers ▁and ▁additional ▁arm our . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁Hot sp ur ▁was ▁commission ed ▁at ▁Dev on port ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁reserve ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁She ▁served ▁with ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Mar m ara ▁during ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Dev on port , ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁her ▁major ▁reconst ruction , ▁undert aken ▁by ▁La ird ▁& ▁S ons ▁Co . ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁Her ▁only ▁active ▁service ▁there after ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁Part icular ▁Service ▁Squadron ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁guard ship ▁at ▁Holy head ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁was ▁again ▁in ▁reserve ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁there after ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁guard ship ▁at ▁B erm uda , ▁where ▁she ▁stayed ▁until ▁sold . ▁ ▁References ▁Oscar ▁Park es . ▁ ▁British ▁Batt les hips ▁▁ ▁Con way . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Fight ing ▁Sh ips ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : B att les hips ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁C ly de ▁Category : 1