8 8 8 ▁after ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cru ises ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Princi pe ▁di ▁Tor l onia ▁and ▁renamed ▁V ag us . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁register ▁at ▁Cow es , ▁and ▁then , ▁had ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁own ers ▁including ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁the ▁American ▁million aire ▁William ▁K iss am ▁V ander b ilt ▁who ▁renamed ▁her ▁Cons uel o , ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁name . ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁Cons uel o ▁was ▁still ▁registered ▁at ▁Cow es , ▁but ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁C raw ford . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Cons uel o ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁and ▁initially ▁commission ed ▁as ▁HMS ▁Investig ator . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁after ▁ref itting ▁as ▁a ▁survey ▁vessel , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁renamed ▁HMS ▁Se al ark ▁and ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁China ▁Station . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Pen ang ▁for ▁the ▁Australia ▁Station . ▁She ▁under to ok ▁various ▁hydro graph ic ▁surve ys ▁around ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁With ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁the ▁threat