British Third Rate ship of the line 'Asia' (1811)

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Asia ➡ 1819 Alfred
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.7.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.12.1811	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Frindsbury - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Josiah BrindleyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1865	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 7"Imperial Feet53.3424
Length of Keel144' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet43.9103
Breadth47' 11"Imperial Feet14.3292
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Aft17' 4"Imperial Feet5.1961
Burthen1,763 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.12.1811Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1812 - 3.1812CaptainBWAS-17933.1812 - 1814CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.2.1842 - 21.6.1842LieutenantNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
24.3.1812 - 18121st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1808Began building at Frindsbury - Kent BWAS-1793
2.12.1811Completed building at Frindsbury - Kent at a cost of £56722.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.12.1811Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.5.1812Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £36347.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.4.1813Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
11.1813Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1814Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £21113.0.0dBWAS-1793
1816Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
1819Renamed AlfredBWAS-1793
11.1822Began cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1828Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
8.1828Completed cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £49219.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1831Began fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1831Completed fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1834Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
10.1841Began fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1842Completed fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1845Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1846Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9557.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1858fitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
8.1862Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1862Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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