:HMS Cadmus (J230)
{{short description|Algerine-class minesweeper}}
{{Other ships|HMS Cadmus}}
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|Ship refit= |Ship captured= |Ship struck=24 April 1960 |Ship reinstated= |Ship fate=Scrapped, April 1960 |Ship motto= |Ship homeport= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship class={{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} |Ship displacement=*{{convert|850|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (standard)
|Ship length={{convert|225|ft|m|abbr=on}} o/a |Ship beam={{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|11|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship power=*2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
|Ship propulsion=*2 shafts
|Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range={{convert|5000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}} |Ship complement=85 |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*1 × QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun
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HMS Cadmus (J230) was a steam turbine-powered {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} during the Second World War. Launched in 1942 the ship survived the war and was sold to Belgium in 1950 as Georges Lecointe (M901).
Design and description
{{Main|Algerine-class minesweeper}}
The turbine-powered ships displaced {{convert|850|LT|t}} at standard load and {{convert|1125|LT|t}} at deep load. The ships measured {{convert|225|ft|m|1}} long overall with a beam of {{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|1}}. The turbine group had a draught of {{convert|11|ft|m|1}}. The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings.Lenton, p. 261
The ships had two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of {{convert|2000|ihp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}. They carried a maximum of {{convert|660|LT|t|0}} of fuel oil that gave them a range of {{convert|5000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}}.
The Algerine class was armed with a QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun anti-aircraft gunChesneau, p. 65 and four twin-gun mounts for Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The latter guns were in short supply when the first ships were being completed and they often got a proportion of single mounts. By 1944, single-barrel Bofors 40 mm mounts began replacing the twin 20 mm mounts on a one for one basis. All of the ships were fitted for four throwers and two rails for depth charges.
Construction and career
= Service in the Royal Navy =
The ship was ordered on 15 November 1940 at the Harland & Wolff at Belfast, Ireland. She was laid down on 21 July 1941 and launched on 27 May 1942. She was commissioned on 9 September 1942.{{Cite web|title=HMS Cadmus (J 230) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Algerine class - Allied Warships of WWII|url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3753.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=uboat.net}}
= Service in the Belgian Navy =
Cadmus was renamed Georges Lecointe (after Belgian polar explorer Georges Lecointe) and was commissioned on 31 January 1950.{{Cite web|title=Lecointe|url=http://www.marinebelge.be/lecointe.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=www.marinebelge.be}}
In 1959, she was decommissioned by the Navy and on 24 April 1960, she was sold to J. Desmedt Burcht Belgium. Her scrapping process started on 19 May.
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
- {{cite book |last=Elliott |first=Peter |title=Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A complete survey |year=1977 |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's|location=London |isbn=0-356-08401-9 }}
- {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|author-link=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
External links
- [https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3753.html HMS Cadmus (J 230) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Algerine class - Allied Warships of WWII] at uboat.net
{{Algerine class minesweepers}}
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Category:Algerine-class minesweepers of the Royal Navy
Category:Ships built in Belfast