HMS Shannon (1806)

Shannon (left) capturing USS Chesapeake on 1 June 1813
History
United Kingdom
NameShannon
Ordered24 October 1803
BuilderBrindley, Frindsbury
Laid downAugust 1804
Launched5 May 1806
Completed3 August 1806 at Chatham Dockyard
Out of serviceReceiving ship in 1831
RenamedSt Lawrence in 1844
Honours &
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Shannon wh. Chesapeake"
FateBreaking up completed by 12 November 1859
General characteristics
Class & typeLeda-class frigate
Tons burthen1,06562⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 150 ft 2 in (45.8 m) (gundeck)
  • 125 ft 6+1⁄2 in (38.3 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 11+3⁄8 in (12.2 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 11 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement330
Armament
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

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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