HMS Incendiary

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Incendiary, after Incendiary (capable of causing fire):

HMS Incendiary (1778), an 8-gun fireship, wrecked off Isle of Wight in 1780.
HMS Incendiary (1782), a 16-gun fireship, captured by the French in 1801 in the Mediterranean.
HMS Incendiary (1804), a 14-gun fireship, formerly the Diligence. Sold in 1812.

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