HMS Carcass

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Carcass, named after the carcass, an early form of incendiary bomb or shell:

HMS Carcass was an 8-gun bomb vessel launched in 1695 and sold in 1713.
HMS Carcass was a 14-gun bomb vessel launched in 1740 and sold in 1748.
HMS Carcass was an 8-gun bomb vessel launched in 1759 and sold in 1784.

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