Arrogant Class Cruiser (1896)
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The four second-class protected cruisers of the Arrogant class were completed between 1898 and 1900.
| Overview of 4 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Arrogant | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 1895 | 26 May, 1896 | 1898 | Sold 13 Nov, 1923 |
| Furious | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 10 Jun, 1895 | 3 Dec, 1896 | 1 Jul, 1898 | Sold May, 1923 |
| Gladiator | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | Jan, 1896 | 18 Dec, 1896 | Apr, 1899 | Collision 25 Apr, 1908 |
| Vindictive | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 27 Jan, 1896 | 9 Dec, 1897 | 4 Jul, 1900 | Blockship 10 May, 1918 |
Design & Construction
The Arrogants were designed at the instigation of First Sea Lord Sir Frederick Richards as 'Fleet Rams'.
Armament
Guns
Originally:
- four 6-in Q.F. guns on P. II U.D. mountings
- six 4.7-in guns
- eight 12-pdr Q.F. guns
- three 3-pdr Q.F. guns
In 1903-04, the 4.7-in guns were replaced by six additional 6-in guns.[Citation needed]
In early 1905, it was approved that the 6-in guns should be equipped with "A" class cross connected sights.[1]
Torpedoes
- two submerged 18-in tubes on broadside forward, depressed three degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 3 inches below load water line and 1 feet 4 inches above the deck.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
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