HMS Asia (1764)

	HMS Asia at the Halifax Naval Yard, 1797. Watercolour by George Gustavus Lennox, who was a lieutenant aboard Asia
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Asia
Ordered	20 March 1758
Builder	Edward Allin & Thomas Bucknall, Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	18 April 1758
Launched	3 March 1764
Commissioned	March 1771
Decommissioned	March 1802
In service	1771-1781; 1782-1783; 1790-1800; 1801-1802;
Fate	Broken up, 1804
General characteristics
Class & type	64-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	136446⁄94 (bm)
Length	158 ft 0 in (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 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 hold	18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns; Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns;

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.

History
HMS Asia at the Halifax Naval Yard, 1797. Watercolour by George Gustavus Lennox, who was a lieutenant aboard Asia
Great Britain
Name	HMS Asia
Ordered	20 March 1758
Builder	Edward Allin & Thomas Bucknall, Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	18 April 1758
Launched	3 March 1764
Commissioned	March 1771
Decommissioned	March 1802
In service	1771-1781 1782-1783 1790-1800 1801-1802
Fate	Broken up, 1804
General characteristics
Class & type	64-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	136446⁄94 (bm)
Length	158 ft 0 in (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 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 hold	18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns