HMS Asia was a 74-gun third rate built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1812, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.Lavery, p. 188

War of 1812 On 26 July 1813 Asia sailed from Negril as escort to a convoy bound for London.Lloyd's List №4809, Ship arrivals and departure(SAD) data.

At the end of 1813, John Wainwright (Royal Navy officer) was appointed to command the Asia. Asia served as the flagship for Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane from 27 January 1814 onwards.

On 1 February 1814, Asia departed Portsmouth, headed for Halifax. She arrived at Bermuda in the company of on 6 March 1814.

Wainwright was exchanged commands with Captain Alexander Skene of the on 9 June 1814.

Asia was off Chesapeake Bay in July 1814.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 (, and ) 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' The Royal Marine Artillery company of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Marines were ferried from Bermuda to the Chesapeake aboard Asia, via .Crawford (ed), p152, quoting a Letter from George Cockburn to Robert Barrie During the bombardment of Fort McHenry, Asia was moored off Baltimore, along with , and .Crawford (ed), p273, quoting a Letter from Cockburn to Ross dated 12 September 1814 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.Ship muster for HMS Asia June 1814 - Feb 1815. UK National Archives reference ADM 37/5010 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 .Letter from Admiral Cochrane to the Admiralty dated 25 February 1815. This is within WO 1/143 folio 14, which can be downloaded for a fee from the UK National Archives website 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.Colledge, Warlow & Bush, p. 27 From 1822 to 1828 Asia was reduced to a 50-gun fourth rate Frigate, and was eventually broken up in 1865.

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Crawford, Michael J. (Ed) (2002). The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. 3. United States Department of Defense.