This nature of gun was initially issued for Sea Service (SS), but by 1886 were obsolete in that role and were being returned to store for re-issue for Land Service (LS).
In Naval service they were deployed on many smaller British cruising warships around the world.

In Land service many were mounted for coast defence in both British and colonial locations.
They were mounted on a wide variety of iron and wooden carriages.
They became obsolete for coast artillery use in 1902, whereupon most of them were scrapped and disposed of.
This nature of gun was initially issued for Sea Service (SS), but by 1886 were obsolete in that role and were being returned to store for re-issue for Land Service (LS). In Naval service they were deployed on many smaller British cruising warships around the world.
In Land service many were mounted for coast defence in both British and colonial locations. They were mounted on a wide variety of iron and wooden carriages. They became obsolete for coast artillery use in 1902, whereupon most of them were scrapped and disposed of.
RML 64-pounder 71 cwt gun