Captured by Chile in the Naval Battle of Angamos, on October 8, 1879, in which its Commander, Admiral Miguel Grau, died.
He operated the rest of the War of the Pacific under the Chilean flag, standing out in the cannonade of Arica and the death of Manuel Thomson Porto Mariño and in the blockade of El Callao.

In 1885, four boilers were installed at the Lever, Murphy & Co. shipyards in Caleta de la Barca, (today Caleta Abarca), a steam device to move the cannon tower, a new propeller designed by Laird Brothers shipyards, a new chimney was installed slightly higher than the original one, and the smoke boxes and chimney jackets were renewed. The steerage deck was renewed and planks on the upper deck were replaced. The double bottom and the machines were also repaired.

In 1887, a horizontal twin-cylinder steam engine, built by the Morrison firm, was installed to move the artillery tower.
Later, during the Civil War of 1891, he participated in the contest on the side of the congressmen.

He was part of the squadron until 1897, when he was discharged in Talcahuano due to a boiler explosion.

It was restored as a historical relic in 1934, being painted gray and yellow. Four salute cannons were installed on the wings of the bridge and the insignia of the Commander in Chief of the Second Naval Zone is hoisted, a tradition that has continued to date.