I didn't exactly know what to write other than the Vital Statistics of the actual ship.
Preserved with the events around the HMS Shannon is the wealth of information not only noted in Captain Broke’s log but also in the form of; archived Newsprint, artwork, Official accounts reported and documented by the Officers and Governmental offices, prison records, grave records. Also were the personal memoirs of observers and witnesses around Boston Harbor, accounts and diaries of the surviving members of both crews.
With a trove of information, the climatic battle between the HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake can be re-enacted blow by blow detail. Several novels sprung from this naval engagement based on the point of view of fictional crew members.
I'm exhausted after this article, humming and hawing for two weeks picking over all the background information.
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