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Asia

HMS Asia

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns64 guns
WarAmerican War of Independence

64-gun ship, at Cape Spartel. Broken up in 1804.

'Africa' (1761); 'Asia' (1764); 'Essex' (1760) Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile proposed (and approved) for 'Africa' (1761), 'Asia' (1764), and 'Essex' (1760), all 64-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. 'Africa' (1761); 'Asia' (1764); 'Essex' (1760) Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns
BuilderEdward Allin & Thomas Bucknall, Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down18 April 1758
Launched3 March 1764
CommissionedMarch 1771
Length158 ft 0 in (48.2 m) (gundeck)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

3 March 1764

20 October 1782

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1804