HMS Asia (1824)
HMS Asia (centre) fighting against two Ottoman ships at the Battle of Navarino
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History | |
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Name | HMS Asia |
Ordered | 22 April 1819 |
Builder | Bombay Dockyard |
Laid down | January 1822 |
Launched | 19 January 1824 |
Fate | Sold, 1908 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2289 bm |
Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Asia was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 January 1824 at Bombay Dockyard.[1]
She was Codrington's flagship at the Battle of Navarino.
In 1858 she was converted to serve as a guardship, and in 1908 she was sold out of the navy.[1]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.