ʃiː pˈeɪd ˈɔf æt dˈɛvənpˌoːɹt ænd wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɹˈiːfɪt; bˌiːɪŋ ɡˈɪvən ɐ bˈɑːɹk ɹˈɪɡ, toːɹpˈiːdoʊ ɪkwˈɪpmənt, ɐ sˌʌplɪmˈɛntɚɹi ˈɑːɹməmənt ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪvpˈaʊndɚ bɹˈiːtʃ lˈoʊdɚz, ænd ˈædmɜːɹəlz kwˈɔːɹɾɚz tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl hɜː tə ɹᵻlˈiːv tɹˈaɪʌmf æz pɐsˈɪfɪk stˈeɪʃən flˈæɡʃɪp, wˌɪtʃ ʃiː dˈɪd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
She paid off at Devonport and was given an extensive refit; being given a barque rig, torpedo equipment, a supplementary armament of 25-pounder breech loaders, and Admiral's Quarters to enable her to relieve Triumph as Pacific Station flagship, which she did from 1882 to 1885.