| Name | Shannon (1806) | Explanation | |
| Type | Fifth rate | ||
| Launched | 5 May 1806 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 1066 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 38 | ||
| Fate | 1859 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1844 = St Laurence | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | Receiving ship at Sheerness | ||
| 1844 | Renamed St Laurence | ||
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