Five ships of the
Royal Navy
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have borne the name HMS ''Cadmus'', after
Cadmus, a prince in
Greek mythology
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* was a 10-gun launched in 1808. She became a
Coastguard
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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 . She was renamed HMS ''Cadmus'' in 1863 whilst serving as a watch vessel, and was sold in 1901.
* was a wooden screw
corvette launched in 1856 and broken up in 1879.
* was a
sloop launched in 1903 and sold in 1921.
* was an launched in 1942 and sold to the
Belgian Navy
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in 1950. She was renamed ''Georges Lecointe'', and served until 1959. She was scrapped in 1960.
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Royal Navy ship names