Name HMS Shannon Builder Deptford Dockyard Completed 8 October 1757 Construction started 11 May 1757 | Ordered 18 April 1757 Laid down 11 May 1757 Commissioned August 1757 Launched 17 August 1757 | |
HMS Shannon was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
Construction
The 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.
References
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