HMS Arrogant (1761)

HMS Arrogant was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built of Suffolk oak by John Barnard and launched on 22 January 1761 at King's Yard Harwich. She was the first of the Arrogant-class ships of the line, designed by Sir Thomas Slade.

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

Arrogant
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Arrogant
Ordered13 December 1758
BuilderJohn Barnard & John Turner, Harwich Dockyard
Laid downMarch 1759
Launched22 January 1761
CommissionedJanuary 1761
FateSold out of service, 1810
General characteristics
Class and typeArrogant-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,64454⁄94 bm
Length
  • 168 ft 3 in (51.28 m) (gundeck)
  • 138 ft 0 in (42.06 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 4 in (14.43 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
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