HMS Arrogant (1761)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arrogant.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Arrogant
Ordered	13 December 1758
Builder	John Barnard & John Turner, Harwich Dockyard
Laid down	March 1759
Launched	22 January 1761
Commissioned	January 1761
Fate	Sold out o service, 1810
General characteristics
Class and type	Arrogant class ship of the line
Tons burthen	164454⁄94 bm
Length	168 ft 3 in (51.28 m) (gundeck) 138 ft 0 in (42.06 m) (keel)
Beam	47 ft 4 in (14.43 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Sail plan	Full rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders QD: 14 × 9-pounders Fc: 4 × 9-pounders

HMS Arrogant was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 January 1761 at Harwich. She was the first of the Arrogant class ships of the line, designed by Sir Thomas Slade.

She took part in the Action of 8 September 1796 and in January 1799 was with the British squadron at the defence of Macau during the Macau Incident.

By 1804 she had been converted to a hulk at Bombay where she served as a receiving ship, sheer hulk, and floating battery. In 1810 she was condemned as unfit for further service. She was sold out of service in 1810

Bibliography

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Parkinson, Cyril Northcote (1954) War in the Eastern Seas, 1793–1815. (George Allen & Unwin).
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.