Legacy
- Graves of Shannon's crew are marked in the cemetery of the Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax and at the city's St. Paul's Church, then the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia. A plaque was erected to commemorate the battle in Halifax in 1927 and may be seen at Point Pleasant Park. Shannon's bell is displayed at the Maritime Command Museum in Halifax while the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax has an exhibit about the battle which includes the battle-damaged ships bell from Shannon as well as a surgeon's chest and mess kettle from Chesapeake.
- Because he was able to claim six days as acting captain of the Shannon, Provo Wallis became senior to many others who had been lieutenants in the Napoleonic-era Royal Navy. It was an advantage that, combined with his longevity, eventually propelled him to the post of Admiral of the Fleet.
- A fictionalised account of the battle appears in The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian.
- A special Canadian $2 coin commemorating the War of 1812 Bicentennial depicts the HMS Shannon.
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