| Arrogant | 316 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1758/12/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1759/03 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1760/10/28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1761/01/22 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Harwich | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Barnard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1810 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 168' 3" | Imperial Feet | 51.2826 | Length of Keel | 138' 0" | Imperial Feet | 42.0624 | Breadth | 47' 4" | Imperial Feet | 14.4272 | Depth in Hold | 19' 9" | Imperial Feet | 6.0198 | Draught Forward | 12' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.6576 | Draught Aft | 17' 0" | Imperial Feet | 5.1816 | Burthen | 1,644 54⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1761/01/22 | Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1759/01/26 | 550 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1761/01 | 1763/08 | Captain | John Amherst | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/05 | 1771 | Captain | George Mackenzie | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771 | 1771/06 | Captain | Matthew Moore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/02 | 1779/02 | Captain | John Cleland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/05 | 1783/07 | Captain | Samuel Pitchford Cornish | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/06 | 1795/03 | Captain | James Hawkins Whitshed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/03 | 1798/03 | Captain | Richard Lucas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/03 | 1798/06 | Captain | Edward Michael Pakenham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/06 | 1801 | Captain | Edward Oliver Osborn | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804 | 1805 | Lieutenant | George Bell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/01 | 1805/03/21 | Lieutenant | Hood Hanway Christian | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03/21 | 1807 | Commander | William Hugh Dobbie | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807 | 1808 | Captain | Anthony Maitland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808 | 1809 | Commander | Henry Dawson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809 | 1810 | Commander | William Flint | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796/12 | 1801/04/28 | Acting Lieutenant | Thomas Morley Blainey | NBD1849 |
| 1800/07/06 | 1802/04/06 | Acting Lieutenant | John Burn | NBD1849 |
| 1802/04/06 | 1803/03 | Lieutenant | John Burn | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/03/10 | 1796/08 | Captains Servant | Thomas Morley Blainey | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1761/04/28 | Completed at Harwich at a cost of £27438.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/03/25 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/08 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/02 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/10 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3979.9.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/05 | Recommissioned as a guardship at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/05 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/02 | Recommissioned and then paid off in the same month | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/07 | Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/07 | Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £23813.5.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01/15 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of the Saintes | |
| 1782/07/21 | Sailed to America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/09/05 | Arrived at New York | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/10/24 | Left New York for the blockade of St Francois | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/04/26 | Sailed for home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/12 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/05 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £10158.18.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/02 | Recommissioned as guardship on the Medway | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/02 | Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/01 | Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £30786.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/02 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/04/03 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/09/09 | Present at the Action off Sumatra | |
| 1800/08 | Took the Privateer Uni off Masulipatam | |
| 1801/04 | Took the Sixth Rate La Laurette off Masulipatam | |
| 1804 | Hulked as a receiving ship at Bombay | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804 | Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship | |
| 1810 | Sold at Bombay | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |