British Second Rate ship of the line 'Asia' (1824)

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Asia
Nominal Guns	84	B065
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	22.4.1819	B065
Keel Laid Down	1.1822	B065
Acquired	19.1.1824	B065
Shipyard	Bombay Dockyard - Bombay	B065
Ship Class	Canopus Class (modified) (1817)	B065
Category	Second Rate	B065
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B065
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B065
Sold	7.4.1908	B065

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck193' 10"Imperial Feet58.8264
Length of Keel160' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet48.7839
Breadth52' 4 ½"Imperial Feet15.8623
Depth in Hold22' 6"Imperial Feet6.7818
Burthen2,289Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Building MaterialTeak

Armament

1824Broadside Weight = 1220 Imperial Pound ( 553.27 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1815700Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1826 - 8.6.1828CaptainNBD18498.6.1828 - 28.4.1830CaptainW03322.2.1831 - 1834CaptainW03319.12.1831 - 1831CaptainW03319.12.1831 - 1834CaptainW025

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1824LieutenantNBD18496.11.1826 - 8.7.1827LieutenantNBD184928.4.1827 - 1830LieutenantNBD18498.1827 - 8.7.1828UnknownNBD184924.10.1827 - 13.5.1828LieutenantW0254.2.1830 - 5.1830LieutenantNBD184918.3.1836 - 9.1837LieutenantW02518.3.1836 - 7.1838LieutenantNL186530.5.1836 - 27.7.1838LieutenantNBD18497.7.1838 - 5.1841First LieutenantNBD184927.7.1838 - 10.5.1839LieutenantNBD184929.1.1839 - 16.4.1842LieutenantNL186515.7.1839 - 1.12.1840LieutenantNBD18491.12.1840 - 9.11.1841LieutenantNBD1849

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1827 - 2.3.1831Masterref:18711.1.1833 - 31.12.1833Masterref:18711.6.1836 - 31.12.1836Masterref:187129.4.1837 - 31.12.1839Masterref:1871

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1826 - 17.12.1832MidshipmanNBD18491826 - 9.10.1827Master's MateNBD18493.12.1826 - 21.10.1827Master's MateNBD18491827 - 1828MidshipmanNBD184920.10.1827 - 1827MidshipmanNBD18491836 - 28.6.1838Master's MateNBD18491840 - 5.11.1840MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1827 - 11.18271st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino
1858Became a GuardshipB065

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:41	Jon Miller	George SarradineBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1802
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:28	Jon Miller	British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789) (10) 1789-1834 British 10 Gun Other Discovery Vessel
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