| Name | Rambler (1880) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 26 January 1880 | ||
| Hull | Composite | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | |||
| Displacement | 835 tons | ||
| Guns | 3 | ||
| Fate | 1907 | ||
| Class | Algerine | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1884 = survey vessel | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 14 September 1880 - 15 March 1884 | Commanded by Commander Hon. Algernon Charles Littleton, South East Coast of America | ||
| 19 March 1889 - 31 July 1891 | Commanded (until paying off) by Commander Llewellyn Styles Dawson, surveying, China | ||
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