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

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.


Asia

3156
Nominal Guns84B065
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered22.4.1819B065
Keel Laid Down1.1822B065
Acquired19.1.1824B065
ShipyardBombay Dockyard - Bombay B065
Ship ClassCanopus Class (modified)B065
CategorySecond RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the Line B065
Sailing RigShip RiggedB065
Sold7.4.1908B065

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 - 8.6.1828Captain Edward Curzon (1789-1862)NBD18498.6.1828 - 28.4.1830Captain William James Hope Johnstone (1798-1878)W03322.2.1831 - 1834Captain Robert Maunsell (1783-1845)W03319.12.1831 - 1831Captain Hyde Parker (1784-1854)W03319.12.1831 - 1834Captain Peter Richards (1787-1869)W025

14 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1824Lieutenant William CrookeNBD18496.11.1826 - 8.7.1827LieutenantSir Robert Lambert Baynes (1796-1869)NBD184928.4.1827 - 1830Lieutenant Horatio BlairNBD18498.1827 - 8.7.1828Unknown Robert Lambert Baynes (1796-1869)NBD184924.10.1827 - 13.5.1828Lieutenant Stephen Lushington (1803-1877)W0254.2.1830 - 5.1830Lieutenant Charles Henry BakerNBD184918.3.1836 - 9.1837Lieutenant Robert Spencer Robinson (1809-1880)W02518.3.1836 - 7.1838Lieutenant Bertram Mitford AthertonNL186530.5.1836 - 27.7.1838Lieutenant Charles Foreman BrownNBD18497.7.1838 - 5.1841First Lieutenant Robert Augustus Bradshaw (1800-?)NBD184927.7.1838 - 10.5.1839Lieutenant Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-?)NBD184929.1.1839 - 16.4.1842Lieutenant St Leger Aldworth (1806-?)NL186515.7.1839 - 1.12.1840Lieutenant Frederick William Pleydell Bouverie (1816-?)NBD18491.12.1840 - 9.11.1841Lieutenant Seymour Yorke Brown (d.1846)NBD1849

7 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1826 - 9.10.1827Master's Mate William Cheselden BrowneNBD18491826 - 17.12.1832Midshipman Charles James Fox CampbellNBD18493.12.1826 - 21.10.1827Master's Mate John Burrough (1802-?)NBD18491827 - 1828Midshipman Frederick Charles Peter Beauclerk (1808-?)NBD184920.10.1827 - 1827Midshipman Henry Bagot (1810-?)NBD18491836 - 28.6.1838Master's Mate James Crawford Caffin (1812-1883)NBD18491840 - 5.11.1840Midshipman Charles BullenNBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
9.1827 - 11.18271st Class Volunteer Robert Laurie Atkinson (1811-?)NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino
1858Became a GuardshipB065

 
Previous comments on this pageno comments to display
Make a comment about this page





Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Sunday 24th of January 2021 19:14Lily StyleBritish Sixth Rate frigate 'Alligator' (1821) (28)
Sunday 24th of January 2021 15:21Cy John Lewis Gidoin (c.1727-1796)
Sunday 24th of January 2021 11:45Lorraine John Lewis Gidoin (c.1727-1796)
Sunday 24th of January 2021 11:27Anne HellingerBritish Fleet For North America
Thursday 21st of January 2021 00:26CyBritish Fifth Rate frigate 'Hebe' (1782) (38)
Copyright © Cy Harrison 2010-2021, all rights reserved
GDPR Statement