HMS Shannon

HMS Shannon was a 38-gun Leda-class fifth-rate 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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HMS St Lawrence
length 45.72 metre, draft 3.6576 metre, beam 11.8967 metre, 8 carronade, 28 18-pounder long gun, cannon, 
Leda-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate, Royal Navy, 

• Three Decks page^@
• The Victorian Royal Navy page^@
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1806 HMS Shannon

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War of 1812

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Napoleonic Wars

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Capture of USS Chesapeake

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order

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ship launching

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ship breaking

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fitting-out

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ship completed

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keel laying

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Frameless

Edward Pritchard - Shannon in the Arctic

'Leda' (1800); 'Shannon' (1806); 'Leonidas' (1807); 'Surprise' (1812); 'Lacedemonian' (1812); 'Tenedos' (1812); 'Lively' (1804); 'Trinocomalee' (1817); 'Amphitrite' (1816); 'Briton' (1812) RMG J4075

A watercolour of HMS Shannon by a member of her crew

Edward Pritchard - Bonaparte challenging John Bull to fight, Shannon cartoon

Edward Pritchard - Shannon in a heavy gale off the Isle de Dieu on 14 December 1809

John Christian Schetky, Boarding the Chesapeake (19th century)

This view of his majesty's ship Shannon, hove too, & cooly waiting the close approach of the American frigate Chesapeak, ... - painted by R. Dodd from the information of Captn. Falkinir. LCCN98519184

British valour and Yankee boasting or Shannon versus Chesapeake

HMS Shannon newspaper

British valour and Yankee boasting or, Shannon versus Chesapeake by George Cruikshank

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Edward Pritchard - Shannon in the Arctic		Commons
commons	image		'Leda' (1800); 'Shannon' (1806); 'Leonidas' (1807); 'Surprise' (1812); 'Lacedemonian' (1812); 'Tenedos' (1812); 'Lively' (1804); 'Trinocomalee' (1817); 'Amphitrite' (1816); 'Briton' (1812) RMG J4075		Commons
commons	image		A watercolour of HMS Shannon by a member of her crew		Commons
commons	image		Edward Pritchard - Bonaparte challenging John Bull to fight, Shannon cartoon		Commons
commons	image		Edward Pritchard - Shannon in a heavy gale off the Isle de Dieu on 14 December 1809		Commons
commons	image		John Christian Schetky, Boarding the Chesapeake (19th century)		Commons
commons	image		This view of his majesty's ship Shannon, hove too, & cooly waiting the close approach of the American frigate Chesapeak, ... - painted by R. Dodd from the information of Captn. Falkinir. LCCN98519184		Commons
commons	image		British valour and Yankee boasting or Shannon versus Chesapeake		Commons
commons	image		HMS Shannon newspaper		Commons
commons	image		British valour and Yankee boasting or, Shannon versus Chesapeake by George Cruikshank		Commons