"Sir John Sherbrooke" provided reinforcements for "Shannon" prior to her famous victory over the USS "Chesapeake", although "Sir John Sherbrooke" was not present at the battle. "Sir John Sherbrooke" had gathered 50 Irish volunteers when on 26 May 1813 she recaptured "Duck", which was transporting them as laborers from Waterford to Newfoundland. "Duck" had been the prize of the American privateer "General Plummer", which "Sir John Sherbrooke" had captured two days latter. Twenty-two of the laborers agreed to transfer from "Sir John Sherbrooke" to "Shannon".