HMS Shannon

Summary

HMS Shannon is a fifth-rate frigate^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fifth_rate_frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Shannon received the Naval General Service Medal^[3].
• HMS Shannon's image is recorded as W Elmes, The Brilliant Achievement of the Shannon ... in Boarding and Capturing the United States Frigate Chesapeake off Boston, June 1st 1813 in Fifteen Minutes (1813).jpg^[4].
• HMS Shannon's instance of is recorded as fifth-rate frigate^[5].
• HMS Shannon's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Shannon's vessel class is recorded as Leda-class fifth-rate frigate^[7].
• HMS Shannon's Commons category is recorded as HMS Shannon (ship, 1806)^[8].
• HMS Shannon's armament is recorded as 18-pounder long gun^[9].
• HMS Shannon's armament is recorded as cannon^[10].
• HMS Shannon's armament is recorded as carronade^[11].
• HMS Shannon's participated in conflict is recorded as War of 1812^[12].
• HMS Shannon's participated in conflict is recorded as Napoleonic Wars^[13].
• HMS Shannon's participated in conflict is recorded as Capture of USS Chesapeake^[14].
• HMS Shannon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04s1wg^[15].
• HMS Shannon's service entry is recorded as +1806-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• HMS Shannon's significant event is recorded as order^[17].
• HMS Shannon's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[18].
• HMS Shannon's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[19].
• HMS Shannon's significant event is recorded as fitting-out^[20].
• HMS Shannon's significant event is recorded as ship completed^[21].
• HMS Shannon's crew members is recorded as Philip Broke^[22].
• HMS Shannon's crew members is recorded as Provo Wallis^[23].
• HMS Shannon's crew members is recorded as Humphrey Fleming Senhouse^[24].
• HMS Shannon's location of creation is recorded as Frindsbury^[25].
• HMS Shannon's described by source is recorded as The Victorian Royal Navy^[26].
• HMS Shannon's different from is recorded as HMS Shannon^[27].

Body

Recognition

HMS Shannon received the Naval General Service Medal^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Shannon include Shannon Island^[28], an island^[29], in Greenland^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Shannon ranks in the top 4% of fifth_rate_frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Shannon Island^[28], an island^[29], in Greenland^[30].

FAQs

What awards did HMS Shannon receive?

Honors received include Naval General Service Medal^[3].