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Shannon was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Fir was cheaper and more abundant than oak and permitted noticeably faster construction, but at a cost of a reduced lifespan; the four fir-built Coventry-class vessels that did not get captured lasted an average of only nine years before being struck off.
HMS Shannon (1757) was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1757 and broken up 1765. HMS Shannon (1796) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1796 and sold in 1802. HMS Shannon (1803) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in September 1803. She had been intended to be called HMS Pallas, but was renamed in 1802 before being launched. She ran ashore ...
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HMS Boreas 1757 – sold 1770. HMS Hussar 1757 – stranded on the south coast of Cuba and taken by France 1762. HMS Shannon 1757 – broken up 1765. HMS Trent 1757 – sold 1764; HMS Actaeon 1757 – sold 1766; modified Coventry class slightly modified (8½ inch greater width) revival of the Coventry design HMS Hind 1785 – broken up 1811
The ships had two 3-cylinder, inverted compound steam engines, each driving a single two-bladed, 18-foot (5.5 m) propeller, using steam provided by 10 oval boilers. They generated a working pressure of 60 psi (414 kPa ; 4 kgf/cm 2 ) so that the engines produced 6,624 indicated horsepower (4,940 kW) ( Nelson ) or 6,073 ihp (4,529 kW ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... HMS Shannon (1757) HMS Sidon (1846) HMS Sirius (1797) HMS Southsea Castle (1697) English ship St Andrew (1622)
During the battle with HMS Shannon in June 1813, Cox served in charge of gun crews. Captain James Lawrence was wounded, and Lt. Cox took him below deck. However, all other officers had been seriously wounded or killed, so Lawrence's incapacitation left Cox, the senior non-wounded officer, the ship's commanding officer .
Augusta and Merlin, after the attack on Fort Mercer, 23 October 1777 Merlin (second from right) at the action off Mud Fort on 15 November 1777. As part of the advance fleet of Francis Reynolds, these warships were to force the upper passage of the Delaware River, attack and silence Fort Mercer, and Fort Mifflin, during the Battle of Red Bank, which was intended to open navigation to ...