Battle of New Orleans.

Sunday, December 6, 2020

HMS Asia-- Part 1: A 74-Gun Ship of the Line

The picture to the right of this post showed both the HMS Albion, which I have been writing about, and the HMS Asia in 1828.

I found out that ship also participated in the War of 1812.

From Wikipedia.

There was an earlier HMS Asia, which participated in the American Revolution.

The HMS Asia was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line in the British Royal Navy.  Launched  on December 2, 1811 at Frindsbury.

It was 176 feet long with a 47.6 foot beam.

THE WAR OF 1812

On 26 July 1813, the Asia sailed from Negril as an escort for a convoy going to London.

--Brock-Perry


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