 She was then briefly coastguard ship at Hull, and was then guard ship at Queensferry until 1897, when she went into reserve.Commander William Graveley van Ingen was appointed in command in November 1899, was succeeded by Commander Francis Charles Bathurst Addington in April 1900, and by Commander Cecil Gledstanes Treherne in mid 1901.She became a flagship on 1 November 1901, when Vice-Admiral Albert Hastings Markham hoisted his flag on becoming Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.