HMS Cadmus (1856) - Biblioteka.sk

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Cadmus
Launched	20 May 1856
Out of service	1874
Fate	Broken up 1879
General characteristics
Class and type	Pearl-class corvette
Length	200 feet
Propulsion	Screw
Armament	21

HMS Cadmus was a wooden screw corvette launched on 20 May 1856 at Chatham Dockyard.^[1] On 4 January 1865, she ran aground at Chatham, Kent. She was refloated.^[2] Cadmus struck rocks at Salcombe on 5 June 1869 and was severely damaged.^[3] She was consequently beached. She was taken in to Plymouth the next day.^[4] She was broken up in 1879 at Devonport.^[1]

Citations

^ ^a ^b Davis, Peter. "Cadmus". William Loney RN - Victorian naval surgeon. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ "Naval and Military Intelligence". Morning Post. No. 28412. London. 6 January 1865. p. 5.
^ "HMS Cadmus : Figureheads". figureheads.ukmcs.org.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 6666. Liverpool. 7 June 1869.

References

Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (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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Preceded by: Cossack class Followed by: Jason class
List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy

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Other incidents	4 Jan: HMS Cadmus 14 Jan: HMS Geyser 14 Jan: HMS Terrible 3 Mar: HMS Niger 13 Jul: HMS Eclipse 9 Aug: Ipswich 10 Oct: HMS Sepoy 10 Nov: HMS Bristol 1 Dec: HMS Research 20 Dec: Tararua Unknown: Ironsides
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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1869
Shipwrecks	19 Jan: Unio c. Jan: Glide 13 Feb: Providence 4 Mar: Alliance 6 Mar: Josiah Johnson 9 Mar: Blue Jacket 26 Mar: Mystery 11 May: Chōyō Maru 15 May: Cheduba c. May: Banryū c. May: Matoaka c. Jul: Chameleon 11 Aug: Hamilla Mitchell 12 Sep: Carnatic 23 Sep: Ocean Wave 20 Oct: Diana 30 Oct: Lightning 30 Nov: A. T. Stewart c. Dec: Atlanta
Other incidents	Jan: USS Kansas 2 Feb: General McPherson 30 Mar: HMS Charybdis 5 Apr: HMS Rapid 12 May: Mississippi 20 May: Alexandre Pétion 5 Jun: HMS Cadmus Sep: SMS Vulcano 11 Oct: HMS Rapid 18 Oct: HMS Tamar 15 Nov: HMS Royal Oak 11 Dec: HMS Bristol Unknown: Ironsides
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