| Name: | MINER NO 2 |
| Launched: | |
| Completed: | 1877 |
| Builder: | Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 339 |
| 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; (1904: 116199) |
| History: | |
| 1877 | British Government - War Office |
| 1904 | Frank Bevis; registered at Portsmouth; renamed DRAGON |
| 1912 | Frank Bevis Ltd, Portsmouth |
| 1924 | Butcher & Sons Ltd, Heybridge, Maldon |
| 1925 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Built for War Office Mining service |
| Tenders to fixed defensive mining at Dockyards | |
| Also used as light tugs | |
| This history as DRAGON may not apply to MINER NO 2 | |
| It is known that DRAGON was one of MINER NO 1, 2 or 3. | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for these details |