HMS Asia (1811)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Asia and HMS Alfred.

Watercolor by an unidentified artist, depicting the ship at Malta.
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Asia
Ordered13 July 1807
BuilderBrindley, Frindsbury
Laid downFebruary 1808
Launched2 December 1811
FateBroken up, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1763 (bm)
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Asia was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 December 1811 at Frindsbury.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.