[2] Renamed on 2 April 1890, as Ringarooma as part of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station.

She was damaged after running aground on a reef at Makelula Island, New Hebrides on 31 August 1894 and was pulled off by the French cruiser Duchaffault.

The boat, alongside other deck fittings of the ship, was washed overboard during a storm, which had raged along the coastline seven or eight years previously.

The ship had been attempting to round Cape Leeuwin but was forced to head back to Albany.

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