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Arrogant316
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1758/12/13BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1759/03BWAS-1714
Named1760/10/28BWAS-1714
Launched1761/01/22BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardHarwich BWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Barnard BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sold1810BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 3"Imperial Feet51.2826
Length of Keel138' 0"Imperial Feet42.0624
Breadth47' 4"Imperial Feet14.4272
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet6.0198
Draught Forward12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Aft17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen1,644 5494Tons BM 

Armament

1761/01/22Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1759/01/26550Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1761/011763/08CaptainJohn AmherstBWAS-1714
1768/051771CaptainGeorge MackenzieBWAS-1714
17711771/06CaptainMatthew MooreBWAS-1714
1779/021779/02CaptainJohn ClelandBWAS-1714
1781/051783/07CaptainSamuel Pitchford CornishBWAS-1714
1793/061795/03CaptainJames Hawkins WhitshedBWAS-1714
1795/031798/03CaptainRichard LucasBWAS-1714
1798/031798/06CaptainEdward Michael PakenhamBWAS-1714
1798/061801CaptainEdward Oliver OsbornBWAS-1714
18041805LieutenantGeorge BellBWAS-1714
1805/011805/03/21LieutenantHood Hanway ChristianBWAS-1714
1805/03/211807CommanderWilliam Hugh DobbieBWAS-1714
18071808CaptainAnthony MaitlandBWAS-1714
18081809CommanderHenry DawsonBWAS-1714
18091810CommanderWilliam FlintBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1796/121801/04/28Acting LieutenantThomas Morley BlaineyNBD1849
1800/07/061802/04/06Acting LieutenantJohn BurnNBD1849
1802/04/061803/03LieutenantJohn BurnNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1795/03/101796/08Captains ServantThomas Morley BlaineyNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1761/04/28Completed at Harwich at a cost of £27438.0.0dBWAS-1714
1762/03/25Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1763/08Paid offBWAS-1714
1764/02SurveyedBWAS-1714
1764/10fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3979.9.10dBWAS-1714
1768/05Recommissioned as a guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1768/05fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1771/06Paid offBWAS-1714
1779/02Recommissioned and then paid off in the same monthBWAS-1714
1780/07Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1781/07Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £23813.5.10dBWAS-1714
1782/01/15Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of the Saintes 
1782/07/21Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
1782/09/05Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
1782/10/24Left New York for the blockade of St FrancoisBWAS-1714
1783/04/26Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
1783/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1784/12Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1785/05Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £10158.18.2dBWAS-1714
1788/02Recommissioned as guardship on the MedwayBWAS-1714
1790/05fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1792/02Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1794/01Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £30786.0.0dBWAS-1714
1795/02fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1795/04/03Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1795/09/09Present at the Action off Sumatra 
1800/08Took the Privateer Uni off Masulipatam 
1801/04Took the Sixth Rate La Laurette off Masulipatam 
1804Hulked as a receiving ship at BombayBWAS-1714
1804Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship  
1810Sold at BombayBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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