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French frigate Infernal

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History
France
NameInfernal
Laid down7 December 1839
Launched1 May 1843
ChristenedInfernal
Decommissioned14 December 1861
FateBurnt by accident in October 1861.
General characteristics
Displacement1,600 tonnes 
Propulsionsails / steam engine
Armament8 guns
ArmourTimber

Infernal was a wooden-hulled paddle frigate of the French Navy.

She took part in the Crimean War.

She was eventually burnt by accident at Valparaiso on 1 October 1861.

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.