HMS Asia (1764)

HMS Asia at the Halifax Naval Yard, 1797. Watercolour by George Gustavus Lennox, who was a lieutenant aboard Asia
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Asia
Ordered20 March 1758
BuilderEdward Allin & Thomas Bucknall, Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down18 April 1758
Launched3 March 1764
CommissionedMarch 1771
DecommissionedMarch 1802
In service
  • 1771-1781
  • 1782-1783
  • 1790-1800
  • 1801-1802
FateBroken up, 1804
General characteristics
Class and type64-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen13644694 (bm)
Length158 ft 0 in (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Draught
  • 10 ft 2 in (3.1 m) forward
  • 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) aft
Depth of hold18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Asia was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Thomas Bucknall and launched on 3 March 1764 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She participated in the American Revolutionary War and the capture of Martinique in 1794. She was broken up in 1804.