Four vessels of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

have borne the name HMS ''Infernal'': * was an 8-gun

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, built in West Northam in 1757 and sold in 1774. * was a 6-gun

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, constructed on the

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in 1778 and sold out of service in 1783. * was a 6-gun bomb vessel, built in 1815 and sold out of service in 1831. * was a 6-gun paddle sloop built in 1843, renamed ''Eclair'' in 1844 and ''Rosamund'' in 1846. She was converted to a floating factory in 1863 and broken up two years later.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Infernal, Hms Royal Navy ship names