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

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