Hi Gill >From the few notes I've made for HMS Asia 1764-1804, it looks as though she was serving in the West Indies, during the early years of the Revolutionary War against France, which evolved into the Napoleonic Wars 1794-1800 : http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/A/00352b.html but whether she was on that station all the time I can't confirm. Regret am unable to help with East Indiaman, although whilst a true East Indiamen sometimes called at ports on the Atlantic coast of South America whilst proceeding to and from the East Indies, I doubt they would normally operate in the West Indies, unless perhaps this was a vessel which had been hired by the War Department to carry troops and stores etc. in the West Indies, where many merchant vessels were used to provide support services to the Fleet and Army, when they made their various forays against French Islands in the West Indies as described here when the Fleet, including Asia, visited Martinique in 1794 : http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_I/P_216.html Some Islands exchanged hands several times over the 20 years of war, which covered the period 1793-1815, less a year or two circa 1801-3, and 1814-15. Regarding the Asia, should you be interested some Captains' and Masters' Logs for HMS Asia survive, which detail where she went, often with other data, along with Muster and Pay Lists, which list the ship's company for Pay and Victualling purposes etc. A search of the London Gazette may also produce additional info with respect to what the Asia was doing during the period in question, eg as noted regarding the prize money paid in 1800. Regards Paul On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:27:37 +0100, "ScienceSources" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hello Listers, > >Is it possible or likely that in 1796 there were two British ships called Asia, one a Royal Navy ship and one an East Indiaman? And both in the Caribbean in that year? > >I have two brothers, both serving on the "Asia" in 1796, but one was in the RN and the other refers to his ship as an East Indiaman. > >Any advice welcome! > >Thanks, > >Gill Langley > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html