NameHMS Shannon BuilderDeptford Dockyard Completed8 October 1757 Construction started11 May 1757
Ordered18 April 1757 Laid down11 May 1757 CommissionedAugust 1757 Launched17 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.