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Her time in service with the colonial navy was brief and uneventful, receiving an update for her main gun in 1890 before being paid off to reserve in 1893. In 1897 she was sold to the
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264:design from builders Armstrong Mitchell and Co.
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187:which was requisitioned for service with the
158:BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk I 80-pounder gun
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