Starling, 1882
Type: Composite Screw Gun Boat, 2nd Class ; Armament 4
Launched : 19 Apr 1882 ; Disposal date or year : 1905
Disposal Details : Sold and renamed Stella Maris
Displacement: 465 tons
Propulsion: Screw Complement: 62
Machinery notes: 360 ; Speed ; 9..5 knots ;
Notes:

Apr 1886 Mediterranean.

1890 Portsmouth. Officers borne in "Asia".

26 Jun 1897 Present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.

Starling late Late Miner No. 17, 1904-23
Type: Particular Service Vessel ;
Displacement: 80 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: I.H.P. 200
Notes:

1880 some 48, or more, of these vessels were built for use by the War Office for the handling of mines. They were split between the War Office and the Admiralty in 1904.

1904 Miner No. 17 transferred by the War Office to the Admiralty and renamed Starling.

NL Jan 1915 tender to the Actaeon, (late Ariadne), Torpedo School Ship, based at Sheerness.