| Name: | RIFLEMAN |
| Launched: | 1860 |
| Completed: | 09/1860 |
| Builder: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 53grt, 14nrt, 77.5 x 15.2 x 8.3ft; (1873: 50grt, 8nrt) |
| Engines: | SL1cyl, 28nhp |
| Engines by: | R Conley, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 29101 |
| History: | |
| 29/09/1860 | Jane & James Scope, Newcastle |
| 1863 | George Sully, Cardiff |
| 1864 | D Guy et al, Cardiff |
| 1870 | Peter Gibbs, David Guy, George Burfitt, Jonas Haines & three others, Cardiff |
| 1873 | Peter Gibbs, Cardiff |
| by 1882 | William Webb, Cardiff |
| by 1886 | Mrs Elizabeth Spear, Cardiff |
| 03/1886 | Adam Willis, Cardiff |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | 31/07/1878: Sank in Cardiff Harbour. Raised & repaired |
| 08/03/1886: Boiler exploded killing 7 people | |
| Wreckage purchased by Adam Willis, but probably for scrap value | |
| Did not re-enter service as a registered vessel |
Above photo is courtesy of Roger John
The Bristol Mercury, Saturday, 09/04/1864
Western Mail (Cardiff), Thursday, 01/08/1878
Western Mail (Cardiff), Thursday, 08/10/1885
Aberdeen Weekly Journal, Tuesday, 09/03/1886
Western Mail (Cardiff), Tuesday, 23/03/1886