HMS Chesapeake explained

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chesapeake

• HMS Chesapeake (1799) was a 38-gun American heavy frigate captured by on 1 June 1813 in a 15-minute battle. Broken up in 1819
• was a 51-gun screw-propelled frigate launched in 1855 and broken up in 1867 ^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=77 Mid-Victorian ships: Chesapeake