HMS Shannon (1806)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Shannon.
HMS Shannon was a 38-gun Leda-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. She won a noteworthy naval victory on 1 June 1813, during the latter conflict, when she captured the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake in a bloody battle.
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"The Brilliant Achievement of the Shannon... in boarding and capturing the United States Frigate Chesapeake off Boston, 1 June 1813 in fifteen minutes" by W. Elmes. Shannon is to the left. | |
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Name | Shannon |
Ordered | 24 October 1803 |
Builder | Brindley, Frindsbury |
Laid down | August 1804 |
Launched | 5 May 1806 |
Completed | 3 August 1806 at Chatham Dockyard |
Out of service | Receiving ship in 1831 |
Renamed | St Lawrence in 1844 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Shannon wh. Chesapeake" |
Fate | Breaking up completed by 12 November 1859 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Leda-class frigate |
Tons burthen | 1,06562⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 39 ft 11+3⁄8 in (12.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 11 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 330 |
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