&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:W_Elmes,_The_Brilliant_Achievement_of_the_Shannon_..._in_Boarding_and_Capturing_the_United_States_Frigate_Chesapeake_off_Boston,_June_1st_1813_in_Fifteen_Minutes_(1813).jpg) "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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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| 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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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.