HMS Shannon

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

• 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 an ironclad screw frigate intended to operate largely under sail far from friendly ports, and as such was the first British armoured cruiser. She was launched in 1875 and sold for scrapping in 1899.
• The ninth Shannon was an armoured cruiser in service from 1906 to 1922.