French frigate Infernal
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Infernal |
| Laid down | 7 December 1839 |
| Launched | 1 May 1843 |
| Christened | Infernal |
| Decommissioned | 14 December 1861 |
| Fate | Burnt by accident in October 1861. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,600 tonnes |
| Propulsion | sails / steam engine |
| Armament | 8 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
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.
Sources[]
- Roche, Jean-Michel: Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la Flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours - Tome (Volume) I : 1671 - 1870. Self-publication, 2005.
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1860   1862 | |
Categories:
- Frigates of France
- Crimean War naval ships of France
- Ships built in France
- Frigates of the French Navy
- 1843 ships
- Ship fires
- Maritime incidents in Chile
- Maritime incidents in October 1861
- Shipwrecks of Chile
- Shipwrecks in the Chilean Sea