[OC] Damage inflicted on HMS Shannon by cannonfire from USS Chesapeake on June 1, 1813. More than seventy men killed or wounded in 11 minutes.

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1. Damage markers are not to scale (the 32-pdr round shot are only 6″ in diameter). Shannon won the engagement after shooting away Chesapeake’s wheel, headsails and foretopsail yard, then boarding over the stern.

   Data source: A Treatise on Naval Gunnery by Sir Howard Douglas (Archive.org)

   Image source: Royal Museums Greenwich, Object ID SLR0656

   Tools: Inkscape

2. Very interesting post. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks op.

3. I wasn’t expecting the mast to get hit this much.

4. Eventually, lumber from the Chesapeake was used to construct a water mill in Wickham, Hampshire. It still exists.

5. Love the visual, nice work OP!

   Is it /w or w/? Have I been doing it wrong all these years?

6. Probably worth noting that despite this damage, HMS Shannon won, and Chesapeake lost.

   [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_USS_Chesapeake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_USS_Chesapeake)

7. Bar and chain?

   Whelp. All weapons are terrifying, but I’m still afraid to Google that one.

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