HMS Shannon (1757)

Shannon was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured)
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Shannon
Ordered18 April 1757
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down11 May 1757
Launched17 August 1757
Completed8 October 1757
CommissionedAugust 1757
FateTaken to pieces at Portsmouth December 1765
General characteristics
Class & type28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen587 53⁄94 bm
Length
  • 118 ft 6 in (36.1 m) (gundeck)
  • 97 ft 5.5 in (29.7 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 8 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • 28 guns comprising:
  • Upperdeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 3-pounder guns
  • 12 × ½-pdr swivel guns

HMS Shannon was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

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