
Arrogant-class ship of the line

The "Arrogant"-class ships of the line were a class of twelve 74-gun third rate ships designed by Sir Thomas Slade for the Royal Navy.
Design.
The "Arrogant"-class ships were designed as a development of Slade's previous , sharing the same basic dimensions. During this period, the original armament was the same across all the ships of the common class, of which the "Arrogant"-class ships were members. Two ships were ordered on 13 December 1758 to this design (at the same time as the fourth and fifth units of the "Bellona" class), and a further ten ships were built to a slightly modified version of the "Arrogant" design from 1773 onwards.