Capture of USS Chesapeake
Issuing a challenge

Capture of USS Chesapeake

Section Title: Issuing a challenge
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HMS Shannon	USS Chesapeake

Length (gundeck)	150 ft 2 in (45.77 m)	151 ft 0 in (46.02 m)

Beam	39 ft 11 in (12.17 m)	40 ft 11 in (12.47 m)

Tonnage	1065 tons	1135 tons

Complement	330 men	379 men

Armament	28 × 18-pounder long guns 16 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 9-pounder dismantling guns 1 × 6-pounder long gun* 1 × 12-pounder boat carronade*	28 × 18-pounder long guns 20 × 32-pounder carronades 1 × 18-pounder chase gun

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Chesapeake's has 379 complements against the Shannon's 330.

final_sentence: Chesapeake's has 379 complements against the Shannon's 330.