HMS Asia (1811)

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

War of 1812

On 26 July 1813 Asia sailed from Negril as escort to a convoy bound for London.
Asia was off Chesapeake Bay in July 1814. The Royal Marine Artillery company of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Marines were ferried from Bermuda to the Chesapeake aboard Asia, via. During the bombardment of Fort McHenry, Asia was moored off Baltimore, along with, and. Asia was among Admiral Alexander Cochrane's fleet moored off New Orleans at the start of 1815. In support of the attack on New Orleans, 107 Royal Marines from Asia were disembarked. Under the rules of prize-money, the Asia shared in the proceeds of the capture of the American vessels in the Battle of Lake Borgne on 14 December 1814.
Tonnant left the anchorage off Mobile Bay on 18 February and arrived in Havana on 24 February 1815, accompanied by Asia and. The Asia departed Havana on 2 March whilst in the company of HMS Brazen, and arrived at Portsmouth on 5 May 1815. On 23 June 1815, she set sail for Trieste, to embark a cargo of quicksilver for transit to the Caribbean. She was moored at Gibraltar, from 13 to 17 September, arriving at Jamaica on 4 November 1815. She departed on 27 November 1815, returned to Portsmouth on 19 January 1816, and was held in quarantine.
Renamed as HMS Alfred in 1819.
From 1822 to 1828 Asia was reduced to a 50-gun fourth rate Frigate, and was eventually broken up in 1865.