For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cadmus.
| HMS Cadmus (1856) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Class and type: | Corvette |
| Name: | HMS Cadmus |
| Launched: | 20 May 1856 |
| Out of service: | 1874 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1879 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Pearl-class corvette |
| Length: | 200 feet |
| Propulsion: | Screw |
| Armament: | 21 |
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figurehead of Cadmus (far left) at Devonport Dockyard
HMS Cadmus was a wooden screw corvette launched on 20 May 1856 at Chatham Dockyard. Cadmus struck rocks at Salcombe on 5 June 1869 and sent a telegraph to the station situated at Plymouth. She was broken up in 1879 at Devonport.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Davis, Peter. "Cadmus". https://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=104. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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