H.M. Auxilliary screw-propeller steam frigate 'Arrogant', 46 guns, 360 horsepower...

A hand-coloured portrait of the auxiliary screw-propeller steam frigate 'Arrogant', pictured in port broadside view in Spithead, with the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour at left and Southsea castle under the ship's stern. As shown in this lithograph, she was masted as a regular frigate, with a funnel placed over a midships boiler ahead of the mainmast. Inscribed: 'H.M. Auxiliary Screw-Propeller Steam Frigate 'Arrogant', 46 guns, 360 horse power. To John Fincham Esq. Master Shipwright Portsmouth Dockyard, the constructor of the 'Arrogant', this print is respectfully inscribed by His obliged Servant, RS Thomas.'

Object Details

ID: PAH0941
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Picken, Thomas
Vessels: Arrogant (1848)
Date made: 1848
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 342 x 472 mm; Plate: 301 x 446 mm