| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 230 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 15 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 21 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 27 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 Sep 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Belgian Navy and renamed Georges Lecointe in January 1950. |
Commands listed for HMS Cadmus (J 230)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Bruce Goodenough Temple, DSC, RN | 14 Jul 1942 | Feb 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) John Spencer Landers, RNR | Feb 1943 | Nov 1944 |
| 3 | A/Cdr. Ralph Maxwell Sandbach, RN | Nov 1944 | late 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Cadmus include:
15 Nov 1942
At 0345 hours on 15 November 1942 the Italian submarine Ascianghi (offsite link) torpedoed and sank the British minesweeper HMS Algerine 5 nautical miles north of Cap Carbon in position 36°45'N, 05°11'E . HMS Cadmus (A/Cdr. J.B.G. Temple, DSC, RN) picks up 32 survivors and land them at Bougie, Algeria.