| Shannon | 6629 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1757/04/18 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1757/05/11 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1757/07/06 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1757/08/17 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Coventry Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Adam Hayes | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1765/12/30 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 118' 6" | Imperial Feet | 36.1188 | Length of Keel | 97' 5 ½" | Imperial Feet | 29.7053 | Breadth | 33' 8" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 10' 6" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 587 53⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1757/08/17 | Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 12 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1756 | 200 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1757/08 | 1758 | Captain | Archibald Cleveland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758 | 1759 | Captain | Charles Medows | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/04/06 | 1762 | Captain | Richard Braithwaite | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762 | 1763/02 | Captain | Sir Walter Stirling | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/08 | 1764 | Captain | Peregrine Bertie | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765 | 1765 | Captain | Philip Boteler | BWAS-1714 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1761/08/28 | 1765/12/20 | Able Seaman | Cuthbert Collingwood | NAO |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1757/08/17 | building at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £9813.15.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/08/17 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/10 | For the Western squadron | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/10/08 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/12/13 | Took the Privateer Le Duc de Broglie | |
| 1758/02/23 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/06 | Present at the The Seige of Louisburg | |
| 1759/04/15 | Sailed for Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/06/02 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/02 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/03/08 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/08 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/11/03 | Sailed for Africa | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/10 | Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/12 | Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £2558.11.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/04/01 | Sailed for Africa | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/12/10 | Ordered to be broken up | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/12/30 | Break up completed at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |