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HMS Shannon

1806 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate


Service Entry
1806
Operator
Royal Navy
Vessel Type
fifth-rate frigate, Leda-class fifth-rate frigate
Aliases
HMS St Lawrence

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HMS Shannon was a Royal Navy Leda-class frigate launched in 1806. The ship had an illustrious career, notably capturing the American frigate USS Chesapeake in 1813 during the War of 1812. This victory, led by Captain Philip Broke, became a celebrated naval battle. After the war, HMS Shannon continued serving in various capacities, including anti-slavery patrols in West Africa. The ship was eventually decommissioned in 1859 and broken up in 1870. HMS Shannon is remembered for its role in the War of 1812 and its contribution to British naval history.

This description has been generated using GPT-3.5-TURBO based on the Vessel's wikidata information and then modified by ShipIndex.org staff.

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Shannon (1806; Chatham, England; British frigate, War of 1812)
Book Merchant Sail
Author William Armstrong Fairburn
Published Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, Inc., Center Lovell, Maine,
Pages I: 248; II: 771, 778-783, 784, 798, 805, 907; V: 3004
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Shannon (Br.): and Chesapeake (U.S.); Case of Captain Lawrence. W.K. Post Subscribe to view
Shannon (Br.): and Chesapeake (U.S.); Courage Is Not Enough. E.M. Eller Subscribe to view
Shannon (Br.): and Chesapeake (U.S.); No More Courtly Challenges. C.C. Hanks Subscribe to view
Shannon (Br.): and Chesapeake (U.S.); Scapegoat of Chesapeake-Shannon Battle. A. Larsen Subscribe to view
Shannon (Br.): Don't Give Up the Ship! H.D. Purcell Subscribe to view
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Shannon, British frigate (1806)
Book American Ships of the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
Author John F. Millar
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 0393032221, 9780393032222
Page 7
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Shannon, HM frigate: challenges President and Congress (Capt. Philip B. V. Broke) Subscribe to view
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Shannon, HM frigate: engages Chesapeake Subscribe to view
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Shannon, HM frigate: mentioned (Capt. Philip B. V. Broke) Subscribe to view
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