| Name | Iris (1877) | Explanation | |
| Type | Despatch vessel (1887: 2nd class protected cruiser | ||
| Launched | 12 April 1877 | ||
| Hull | Steel | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | |||
| Displacement | 3730 tons | ||
| Guns | 10 | ||
| Fate | 1905 | ||
| Class | Iris | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 27 April 1880 - 10 November 1882 | Commanded by Captain Edward Hobart Seymour, Mediterranean | ||
| 1 January 1883 - 9 January 1886 | Commanded by Captain Ernest Rice, Mediterranean | ||
| 22 August 1888 - 4 September 1888 | Commanded by Captain Arthur Cecil Henry Paget, Portsmouth | ||
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