HMS Shannon

Nine ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Shannon, after the River Shannon in Ireland, longest river of the British Isles.

• The first Shannon was a 28-gun sixth-rate launched in 1757 and broken up 1765.
• The second Shannon was a 32-gun fifth-rate (frigate) in service from 1796 to 1802.
• The third Shannon was a 36-gun fifth-rate (frigate), launched in September 1803, and run ashore to avoid capture in December of that year.
• The fourth Shannon was a 38-gun fifth-rate (frigate), launched in 1806, a receiving ship after 1832, renamed St. Lawrence in 1844, and broken up 1859.
• The fifth Shannon was a 10-gun schooner listed on the Canadian lakes in 1814.
• The sixth Shannon was a 2-gun Indian schooner on the lists in 1832.
• The seventh Shannon was a wooden-hulled screw frigate in service from 1855 to 1871.
• The eighth Shannon was a iron-hulled screw frigate launched in 1875 and sold 1899.
• The ninth Shannon was an armoured cruiser in service from 1906 to 1922.

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