| Name: | MINER NO 1 |
| Launched: | |
| Completed: | 1877 |
| Builder: | Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 338 |
| Dimensions: | 56grt, 7nrt, 65.3 x 15.0 x 7.8ft |
| Engines: | 2 x 2cyl, 25nhp, 120ihp |
| Engines By: | Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 8knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1877 | British Government - War Office |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | Built for UK War Office Mining service |
| Tenders to fixed defensive mining at Dockyards | |
| Also used as light tugs | |
| May have become DRAGON (see MINER NO 2) in later life | |
| Or may have become HELENE (see MINER NO 3) in later life | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for these details |