HMS Asia (1811)
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HMS Asia was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 December 1811 at Frindsbury.[1]
War of 1812
On 26 July 1813 Asia sailed from Negril as escort to a convoy bound for London.[2]
Asia was off Chesapeake Bay in July 1814.[3][4] The Royal Marine Artillery company of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Marines were ferried from Bermuda to the Chesapeake aboard Asia, via Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[5] During the bombardment of Fort McHenry, Asia was moored off Baltimore, along with Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[6] Asia was among Admiral Alexander Cochrane's fleet moored off New Orleans at the start of 1815.[7] In support of the attack on New Orleans, 107 Royal Marines from Asia were disembarked.[8] 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.Template:Efn
Renamed as HMS Alfred in 1819.[9] From 1822 to 1828 Asia was reduced to a 50-gun fourth rate Frigate, and was eventually broken up in 1865.[1]
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Notes
Citations
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- ↑ Lloyd's List №4809, Ship arrivals and departure(SAD) data.
- ↑ Crawford, pp129, quoting a letter from Alexander Cochrane to George Cockburn dated 1 July 1814: 'I send you HMS Asia & Aetna Bomb with the 3 Troop Ships named in the margin (Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".) having on board the 3rd Battalion of Marines [and its Artillery Company] '
- ↑ Crawford, pp146-7, quoting the postscript of a letter from Joshua Barney dated 13 July 1814, mentions that HMS Asia and 'two frigates (en flûte) with several small vessels have passed by point look out'
- ↑ Crawford (ed), p152, quoting a Letter from George Cockburn to Robert Barrie
- ↑ Crawford (ed), p273, quoting a Letter from Cockburn to Ross dated 12 September 1814
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- ↑ Ship muster for HMS Asia June 1814 - Feb 1815. UK National Archives reference ADM 37/5010
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References
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- Crawford, Michael J. (Ed) (2002). The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. 3. Washington: United States Department of Defense. Template:ISBN
- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. Template:ISBN.
External links
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