| Laid down | 29th August 1873 |
| Launched | 11th November 1875 |
| Completed | 17th September 1877 |
| Commissioned | N/A |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping: December 1899 |
| Builders | HM Dockyard, Pembroke United Kingdom |
| Complement | 452 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 5670 tons max |
| Dimensions | 260' x 54' |
| Draught | 22' 3" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 2 x 10" muzzle loaders (2 x 1) |
| Secondary guns | 7 x 9" muzzle loaders (7 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | As built: None 1881: 4 |
| Other weapons | As built: None 1881: 6 x 20pdr breech loaders |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 6" - 9" on 10" - 13" wood Deck: 1.5" - 3" Bulkheads: 8" - 9" C.T.: 9" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | None |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 8 x cylindrical boilers 1 x Laird compound horizontal |
| Power output | 3370ihp |
| Speed | 12.25kts |
| Shafts | 1 |
| Range | N/A |
| Fuel | As built: 280 tons coal Refitted: 560 tons coal |
Shannon was originally built with 24000 sq. ft. of sail, but shortly after
completion, this was reduced to 21500 sq. ft., and the coal bunkerage increased. Also, the
20pdr guns were added.
In 1883 she was assigned to coastguard duty, and in 1893 she was placed in reserve.
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