HMS Cadmus (1903)

HMS Cadmus was a Cadmus-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1903, spent her entire career in the Far East and was sold at Hong Kong in 1921.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cadmus.

Sister ship Clio dressed overall at Tasmania in 1905
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cadmus
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Cost£76,657
Laid down11 March 1902
Launched29 April 1903
Commissioned1904
FateSold for scrap, 1 September 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeCadmus-class sloop
Displacement1,070 long tons (1,087 t)
Length
  • 210 ft (64 m) oa
  • 185 ft (56 m) pp
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught11 ft 3 in (3.4 m)
Installed power1,400 ihp (1,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • Three-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engine
  • Coal-fired Niclausse boilers
  • Twin screws
Speed13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement150
Armament
  • 6 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) guns
  • 4 × QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns
  • 3 × machine guns
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