Mariner, 1884-1929
Type: Sloop ; Armament 8
Launched : 23 Jun 1884 ; Taken into the RFA Service: 1916

Taken out of service & BU:
Displacement: 970 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 970 hpi
Notes:

Apr 1886 East Coast of Africa.

10 Jan 1889 Re-commissioned at Trincomalee.

1890 East Indies.

Aug 1914 at Devonport at the start of the war where it was originally proposed that she might be used as Boom Defence Vessel.

1916 transferred to the RFA service.

NL Jan 1921 Salvage Vessel under management of Liverpool Salvage Association as an RFA.