ʃiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈuː bˈɔɪlɚz æt dˈɛvənpˌoːɹt, ænd wʌz ðˈɛn hˈɛld ɪn ɹɪzˈɜːv ʌntˈɪl ɐ sˈɛkənd spˈɛl æz pɐsˈɪfɪk flˈæɡ fɹʌm ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
She received new boilers at Devonport, and was then held in reserve until a second spell as Pacific flag from April 1888 until October 1890.