British gun-brig 'Arrogante' (1798)

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Arrogante ➡ 1798 Insolent

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Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French gun-brig 'Le Arrogante' (1793) (12) 1793-1798
French 12 Gun
Unrated Gun-brig
1794 Renamed "Arrogante"
Captured23.4.1798BWAS-1793
First Commissioned3.1801BWAS-1793
ShipyardLe Havre - Normandy BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBrave Class (1793)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1773-1806
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeGun-brigBWAS-1793
Sold11.6.1818BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck91' 9"Imperial Feet27.9654 
Length of Keel72' 1"Imperial Feet21.9583 
Moulded Breadth25' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet7.6295 
Breadth25' 11 ⅜"Imperial Feet7.6295 
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036 
Burthen258 14⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.1801Broadside Weight = 178 Imperial Pound ( 80.723 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 18-Pounder

10.1811Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180155 BWAS-1793
10.181185 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1801 - 25.10.1801Lieutenant
William BeviansBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1794
† Discharged DeadBWAS-17931802Lieutenant
N. HartwrightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802
BWAS-17931.1803 - 1805Lieutenant
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1805
BWAS-17935.1805 - 1809Lieutenant
John Rowe MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-179311.1812 - 6.1814Commander
John ForbesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1814
BWAS-17936.1814 - 1815Commander
William KellyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1815
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1815 - 9.1805Lieutenant
William BranderBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1815
NBD184917.2.1815 - 1815Lieutenant
Edward AcklandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
9.1809 - 10.1809Midshipman
John BrothersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1818
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
12.1807 - 9.1809Ordinary Seaman
John BrothersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1818
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
26.4.1798Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
31.8.1798Renamed InsolentBWAS-1793
2.1801Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1801In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
4.1801Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1802Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.1805coppering at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
25.8.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.1809Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1811Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1811Commissioned for the North Sea and BalticBWAS-1793
10.1811Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Unknown
6.1814Commissioned for North AmericaBWAS-1793
1815Paid off at DeptfordBWAS-1793
11.6.1818Sold at Deptford to J. Crystall for £860BWAS-1793

 
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