Asia (1850)

Builder:
Robert Steele & Company
Greenock, Scotland
Keel laid:
N/A
Launched:
January 31, 1850
Year built:
1850
Completed:
April 1850
Fate:
Destroyed by fire at Bombay, India Dec. 2, 1876.


Owner
British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
(Samuel Cunard)
Liverpool, England

May 1867:
Robb & Company
Glasgow, Scotland


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
280'
Hull:
Wood
Beam:
38'
Engines:
2 x Side Lever by Robert Napier
Across wheels:
67'
Boilers:
4
Wheel diameter:
36'
Speed:
N/A
Draft:
27' (depth)
HP:
800
Gross tons:
2,226
Funnels:
1
Crew:
N/A
Masts:
3
Passengers:
260


History
May 18, 1850:
Maiden voyage Liverpool - Halifax - Boston.
1853:
Mizzen mast removed.
1867:
Converted to sailing vessel.
Dec. 2, 1876:
Destroyed by fire at Bombay, India.


Builder's Data
Page published Apr. 15, 2011