Shannon, 1875
Type: Cruiser, 1st Class, Armoured ; late Frigate, Armour plated ; Armament 9 x 10 "
Launched : 11 Dec 1875 ; Disposal date or year : 1899
Displacement: 5439 tons
Propulsion: Screw Complement: 454
Machinery notes: 3370 hpi ; Speed ; 12.3 knots ;
Notes:

17 Jul 1877 Commissioned at Devonport.

1879 Channel Squadron.

Apr 1886 Bantry.

19 Jun 1886 The Channel Squadron consisting of HM Ships Hercules, Northampton, Devastation, Penelope, Hotspur, Ajax, Shannon and Belleisle, from Portland to Bantry Bay passed the Lizard at 10 am today.

1890 Ship of First Reserve. Coast Guard Service. Bantry.

1890 Coast Guard Cruisers. "Argus" (late "Imogene"), "Fly", "Stag", "Victoria"

Shannon, 1906
Type: Armoured Cruiser ; Armament 4 x 9.2" ; 10 x 7.5" ; 16 x 12 pdr
Launched : 1906 ;
Disposal date or year : 1922
Displacement: 14,600 tons
Notes:

May 1916 Battle of Jutland.

1919, Shannon placed on Disposal List as not required for further duty with War Fleet and to be sold at first convenient moment.

1919-1922 Shannon was accommodation ship for Actaeon Torpedo School at Sheerness.

Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Shannon_%281906%29.