HMS Cadmus

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cadmus, after Cadmus, a prince in Greek mythology:

• Coastguard
  watch vessel in 1835, was renamed WV24 in 1863 and was sold in 1864.
• HMS Cadmus was a 12-gun brig launched in 1851 as HMS Despatch. She was renamed HMS Cadmus in 1863 whilst serving as a watch vessel, and was sold in 1901.
• HMS Cadmus (1856) was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1856 and broken up in 1879.
• HMS Cadmus (1903) was a Cadmus-class sloop launched in 1903 and sold in 1921.
• HMS Cadmus (J230) was an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1942 and sold to the Belgian Navy in 1950. She was renamed Georges Lecointe, and served until 1959. She was scrapped in 1960.

List of ships with the same or similar names

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