| Name: | MINER NO 5 |
| Launched: | 17/04/1878 |
| Completed: | 1878 |
| Builder: | Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 363 |
| 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, 8.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1878 | British Government - War Office |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Built for War Office Mining service |
| Tenders to fixed defensive mining at Dockyards | |
| Also used as light tugs | |
| Dimensions etc assumed to be as per MINER NO 1 |