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| William Loney RN - Background |
| Home-Loney-Background-The Royal Navy | Browse mid-Victorian RN vessels: A; B; C; D; E - F; G - H; I - L; M; N - P; Q - R; S; T - U; V - Z; ?? |
| Name | Arrogant | Explanation | |
| Type | Frigate | ||
| Launched | 5 April 1848 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 200 feet |
| Propulsion | Screw | Men | 450 |
| Builders measure | 1872 tons | ||
| Displacement | 2690 tons | ||
| Guns | 46 | ||
| Fate | 1867 | Last in commission | 1862 |
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/24 | ||
| Career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 14 March 1849 - 15 February 1850 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Captain Robert Fitzroy, Portsmouth, then Lisbon | ||
| 15 February 1850 - 26 September 1852 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain Robert Spencer Robinson, Lisbon | ||
| 27 September 1852 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Captain Stephen Greville Fremantle, Portsmouth | ||
| 24 October 1853 - 20 December 1855 | Commanded by Captain Hastings Reginald Yelverton, Portsmouth, then (1854) the Baltic during the Russian War | ||
| 20 December 1855 - 25 February 1857 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain Henry Lyster, North America and West Indies (after being prepared for the 1856 Baltic fleet) | ||
| 1 March 1858 - 21 August 1859 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain Leopold George Heath, Coast guard service, Southampton water (ship's log) | ||
| 23 August 1859 - 6 December 1862 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commodore William Edmonstone, Commander-in-chief, west coast of Africa | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| (various) | The 1844 Experimental squadron. | ||
| Sa 25 October 1845 | 24 October 1845 The Dauntless and Arrogant steam-frigates on the plans respectively of Mr. White, of Cowes, and Mr. Fincham, master shipyard of Portsmouth dockyard, are proceeding rapidly. About one-third of their frame timbers are up. | ||
| Sa 22 November 1845 | 21 November 1845 The Dauntless steam-frigate, of 1,454 tons, to mount 36 guns, building on the plan of Mr. Fincham, master-shipwright of Portsmouth dockyard, is in frame as far aft as the beginning of the after dead-work. She will work with a screw-propeller, is being built on one of the new slips, and rapidly progressing in construction.The Arrogant, another steam-frigate, of 1,800 tons, to mount 46 guns, building on the slip which adjoins the above, on the design of Mr. White, of Cowes, is in a similar state of forwardness to the Dauntless. Some anxiety is manifested by the dockyard officers in charge of these two fine vessels on account of the apparently slow progress which is made in the work. The men appear not to be properly skilled in to the methods used in Government yards, being mostly all strangers and hired men. The shortness of the days also impedes the work. The Arrogant is only to have steam as an auxiliary, being ordered to be masted and rigged as a regular sailing frigate. The Dauntless, on the contrary, will be exclusively a steam-frigate, and have masts and yards of a lighter character, such as steamers of war usually carry. | ||
| Ma 22 December 1845 | 21 December 1845 The Arrogant and Dauntless steam-frigates are progressing with all possible despatch in construction at Portsmouth. An accident occurred on Friday to one of the artizans employed, upon the former ship. In ramming in a plank the man had hold of the rope fastened round the end, which unfortunately slipped; in stooping down to pick it up, the rammer caught his arm upon the elbow-joint and literally smashed it flat, Amputation was immediately performed, and the sufferer is doing well. We believe the poor fellow was one of the newly hired hands for six months, in which case he will have no compensation for his loss. | ||
| We 4 February 1846 | 3 February 1846 The Dauntless and Arrogant frigates, on the designs respectively of Mr. White, of Cowes, and Mr. Fincham, master shipwright of Portsmouth, are progressing very rapidly towards readiness for launching; their timbering is finished, and their ceiling arid planking neatly so. The Dauntless (Mr. Fincham's design) is intended to be strictly a steam frigate, but the Arrogant will only have steam as an auxiliary to work a screw. The Arrogant appears to be in the most forward state of the two, and presents a boldness of outline very much admired by all who have seen her since she has been planked. She presents a very handsome-looking model, and is expected to prove a perfect man-of-war, but this remains to be seen. | ||
| Sa 27 June 1846 | 25 June 1846 State of the ships at Portsmouth:The Arrogant, 46-gun frigate, with an auxiliary screw-propeller, driven by engines of 330-horse power. This vessel, though not quite so far advanced as the Dauntless, is still well forward. She is a noble-looking vessel, and more to our mind than the Dauntless. | ||
| Sa 7 November 1846 | No orders have yet been received for launching the Dauntless steam frigate. She is cradled, and can be prepared for launching in a few hours, but it cannot take place now for nearly a fortnight, on account of the tides. The other steam frigate (the Arrogant) is also in a very forward state. | ||
| Sa 14 November 1846 | 13 November 1846 The Dauntless, screw steam-frigate, is nearly ready for launching, some extra work about the cavity for her propeller being all that requires to be done.The Arrogant steam-frigate is also in a very forward state, but not so much advanced as the Dauntless, the latter being cradled. | ||
| (various) | The 1853 Royal Naval review. | ||
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