hand ▁engines ▁turned ▁out ▁distinct ly ▁uns atisf actory , ▁and ▁the ▁hurried ▁conversion ▁had ▁comprom ised ▁her ▁struct ural ▁strength ; ▁she ▁thus ▁saw ▁no ▁active ▁service ▁after ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ▁and ▁paid ▁off ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁guard ▁ship ▁of ▁sail ing ▁ordinary ▁at ▁Dev on port ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁receiving ▁ship ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁familiar ▁and ▁much - ph ot ograph ed ▁sight , ▁always ▁described ▁on ▁post cards ▁as ▁" the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Nap ier ". ▁ ▁She ▁replaced ▁ ▁as ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁Admir al ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁( with ▁Vict ory ▁becoming ▁her ▁tender ), ▁firing ▁sal utes ▁to ▁passing ▁dign itar ies , ▁such ▁as ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Os bor ne ▁House . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁flags hip ▁for ▁the ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁for ▁Victoria ' s ▁birth day ▁celebr ation ▁and ▁fleet ▁review ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁" d ress ed ▁smart ly ▁for ▁the ▁occasion " ▁( des p ite ▁having ▁been ▁paid ▁off ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 8