HMS Asia (1764)

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.

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

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 burthen136446⁄94 (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
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