Hello Gill, Further to what Peter Beeston had to say, Charles Hardy's Register of Ships of the United East India Company 1760-1810 (published 1811, p.174) says as follows: SEASON 1795-1796.  ASIA, 816 Tons, 6 Voyage. COAST AND BAY.  (Thomas Newte, Esq.). Capt. John Davy Foulkes. 1  William Dunsford 2  Thomas Mortimer 3  John Yarde Fownes 4  Henry Barnes Sur. Benjamin Johnson Pur. Peter Grant Sailed Ports[mouth] 12 Apr. 1796 Moorings 22 Oct. 1796 Foulkes and the ASIA appear to have first been sworn in 1784, and this was now their 6th voyage for the Company..  You don't tell us the names of the brothers, but perhaps a name or two here might be familiar to you? Regards, Peter Klein   ________________________________ From: ScienceSources <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 28 September 2013, 20:27 Subject: [MAR] Asia - HMS and/or East Indiaman? 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