HMS Chesapeake
Two ships of the
Royal Navy
have borne the name
HMS
Chesapeake
HMS
Chesapeake
(1799)
was a 38-gun American heavy frigate captured by
HMS
Shannon
on 1 June 1813 in a 15-minute battle. Broken up in 1819
HMS
Chesapeake
(1855)
was a 51-gun screw-propelled frigate launched in 1855 and broken up in 1867
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Mid-Victorian ships: Chesapeake