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HMS ''Shannon'' was a steam 
She was originally ordered as a sail driven ''Leander''-class frigate,. but was re-ordered as screw frigate on 4 April 1851. She was built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 24 November 1855. She was completed by 29 December 1856 with her hull having cost £62,759, her machinery £37,325, and a further £27,079 spent on fitting out.
Under the command of Sir William Peel, ''Shannon'' played an important role in the
"Mid Victorian RN Vessels", ''William Loney RN''
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
of the Royal Navy.
She was originally ordered as a sail driven ''Leander''-class frigate,. but was re-ordered as screw frigate on 4 April 1851. She was built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 24 November 1855. She was completed by 29 December 1856 with her hull having cost £62,759, her machinery £37,325, and a further £27,079 spent on fitting out.
Under the command of Sir William Peel, ''Shannon'' played an important role in the Indian Mutiny
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...
landing a naval brigade which fought at the Siege of Lucknow
The siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the British Residency within the city of Lucknow from rebel sepoys (Indian soldiers in the British East India Company's Army) during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After two successive relief att ...
, including the Storming of the Sikandar Bagh. Five Victoria Crosses were won by the following crew of HMS ''Shannon'': Lieutenant Thomas Young, Lieutenant Nowell Salmon, Leading Seaman John Harrison, Able Seaman Edward Robinson and Able Seaman William Hall, the first Black person and the first Canadian sailor to be awarded a Victoria Cross.http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/southsea/shannon.htm "Memorials in Southsea - HMS Shannon -", ''Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth'' Peel was wounded in the leg during the second relief of Lucknow, and was brought to Cawnpore, where he died of smallpox, having commanded ''Shannon''s naval brigade during the campaign.
Captain George Alexander Waters took temporary command while Peel led the naval brigade, before taking permanent command until 1861.
''Shannon'' was sold to Castle on 31 May 1871 to be broken up.
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* *"Mid Victorian RN Vessels", ''William Loney RN''
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shannon (1855) Liffey-class frigates 1855 ships Ships built in Portsmouth