HMS Shannon (1806) - Subsequent Service

Subsequent Service

Commander Humphrey Senhouse (acting) assumed command in June 1813. Shannon was in ordinary at Portsmouth in 1814-1815. Between July 1815 and March 1817, she was at Chatham undergoing extensive repairs that cost £26,328. She then returned to ordinary. She underwent a small repair for £4,969 between May and July 1826. She was fitted for sea between August and December 1828, which cost another £14,746. In September Captain Benjamin Clement recommissioned her, and he would command her until 1830.

The Shannon became a receiving ship and temporary hulk at Sheerness in 1831. On 11 March 1844 she was renamed Saint Lawrence.

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