HMS Arrogant was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built of Suffolk oak[1] 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.

[6] On 12 April 1782 she was recently re-equipped and was second in line in the main wave of attack on the French fleet at the Battle of the Saintes under captaincy of Samuel Cornish and under the overall command of Admiral George Rodney.

[7] Arrogant was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels, East Indiamen, and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands.

Osborne, she captured privateer "L'Uni" and recaptured her prize American ship "Friendship" off Masulipatam.