. ▁Back ▁in ▁service ▁by ▁ 2 4 ▁July , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁south ▁to ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁practice ▁ship ▁for ▁mid ship men ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁Port sm outh ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁de comm ission ed ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁as ▁a ▁third - rate ▁sc rew ▁ste amer . ▁ ▁Re comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁she ▁cru ised ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁and ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Squad rons ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Port sm outh . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁on ▁the ▁A si atic ▁Station ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁served ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Sea ▁Squadron ▁on ▁duty ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁se al ▁fish eries , ▁and , ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁res umed ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁A si atic ▁Squadron . ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Squadron ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁she ▁cru ised ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁amongst ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands ▁until ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁de comm ission ed ▁at ▁Mare ▁Island , ▁California . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁transferred ▁to