Due to the depression of the 1890s Victoria was decommissioned in 1893 and sold. She was subsequently purchased by the West Australian government in 1896. She was purchased in 1902 by the Sydney based tug company Fenwicks, who used her as a towing vessel.Frame, No Pleasure Cruise, p 70 She was scrapped in 1920 after 18 years of service on Sydney Harbour.
