HMS Incendiary (1782)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Incendiary.
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 UK
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| Name: | HMS Incendiary |
| Builder: | Thomas King, Dover |
| Launched: | 12 August 1782 |
| Fate: | Captured in 1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Fireship |
| Tons burthen: | 422 4/94 bm |
| Length: | 109 ft (33.2 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft 1.5 in (9.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
HMS Incendiary was an 8-gun fireship of the Royal Navy. She was captured by the French ship Indivisible in the Gulf of Cadiz in 1801.
References
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-295-X.
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