The slave ship Asia departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Dominica.

Vessel: Asia; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Roe, William; Investor: Roe, William; Investor: Shaw, John; Investor: Shaw, Christopher; Captain: Loughman, Michael; Captain: Anderton, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 June 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.