British Third Rate ship of the line 'Arrogant' (1761)

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Arrogant

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.12.1758BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down3.1759BWAS-1714
Named28.10.1760BWAS-1714
Launched22.1.1761BWAS-1714
First Commissioned16.1.1761BWAS-1714
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1714
ShipyardKing's Yard - Harwich BWAS-1714
Designed bySir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Barnard (1705-1784)BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold1810BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 3"Imperial Feet51.2075 
Length of Keel138' 0"Imperial Feet42.0624 
Breadth47' 4"Imperial Feet14.3401 
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166 
Draught Forward12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Draught Aft17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816 
Burthen1,644 54⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


22.1.1761Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.1.1759550Design Complement

16 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1761 - 19.8.1763CaptainJohn Amherst (1718-1778) ADM 6/19/245BWAS-171418.5.1768 - 1.8.1770CaptainGeorge Mackenzie (d.1780) ADM 6/20/201BWAS-17149.8.1770 - 10.6.1771CaptainMathew Moore (d.1787) ADM 6/20/287BWAS-171425.1.1779 - 7.6.1779CaptainTaylor Penny (c.1722-1786) ADM 6/21/504ADM10422.7.1779 - 13.8.1780CaptainJohn Cleland (d.1795) ADM 6/22/9BWAS-17149.5.1781 - 18.7.1783CaptainSamuel Pitchford (1739-1816) ADM 6/22/284BWAS-171421.2.1788 - 15.9.1791CaptainJohn Harvey (1740-1794) ADM 6/23/449ADM 6/238.10.1793 - 3.1795CaptainJames Hawkins-Whitshed (1762-1849) ADM 6/24/272BWAS-17143.1795 - 3.1798CaptainRichard LucasBWAS-17146.1798 - 1801CaptainEdward Oliver OsbornBWAS-17141804 - 1805LieutenantGeorge BellBWAS-17141.1805 - 21.3.1805LieutenantHood Hanway ChristianBWAS-171421.3.1805 - 1807CommanderWilliam Hugh Dobbie (1771-1830)BWAS-17141807 - 1808CaptainAnthony MaitlandBWAS-17141808 - 1809CommanderHenry Dawson (d.1809)BWAS-17141809 - 1810CommanderWilliam FlintBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1796 - 28.4.1801Acting LieutenantThomas Morley BlaineyNBD18496.7.1800 - 6.4.1802Acting LieutenantJohn Burn (1772-?)NBD18496.4.1802 - 3.1803LieutenantJohn Burn (1772-?)NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
10.3.1795 - 8.1796Captain's ServantThomas Morley BlaineyNBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
28.4.1761Completed at Harwich - Essex at a cost of £27438.0.0dBWAS-1714
25.3.1762Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
19.8.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
2.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1764fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3979.9.10dBWAS-1714
5.1768Recommissioned as a guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
5.1768fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.6.1771

Paid off

ADM 51
2.1779Recommissioned and then paid off in the same monthBWAS-1714
7.1780Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1781Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £23813.5.10dBWAS-1714
15.1.1782Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
21.7.1782Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
5.9.1782Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
24.10.1782Left New York for the blockade of St FrancoisBWAS-1714
26.4.1783Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
7.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1784Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1785Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £10158.18.2dBWAS-1714
2.1788Recommissioned as guardship on the MedwayBWAS-1714
5.1790fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
15.9.1791

Paid off

ADM 51
2.1792Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
6.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1794Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £30786.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1795fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.4.1795Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
9.9.1796Action off Sumatra
8.1800Took the Privateer Cutter L'Uni (26) off Masulipatam
4.1801Took the Sixth Rate La Laurette (26) off Masulipatam
8.11.1803Paid offADM 51
1804Hulked as a receiving ship at BombayBWAS-1714
1804Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
1810Sold at BombayBWAS-1714


Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
ADM104ADM 104 Officers entitled to Half Pay Document
ADM 6/23ADM 6/23 Commission and Warrant Book 1783-1789 Aug.  Archive
NBD1849A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
ADM 51ADM 51 1669-1853 Admiralty: Captains' Logs Archive
 
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