HMS Ardent (1782)
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| Name: | HMS Ardent |
| Ordered: | 9 September 1779 |
| Builder: | Staves & Parsons, Bursledon |
| Laid down: | October, 1780 |
| Launched: | 21 December 1782 |
| Fate: | Blown up, 1794 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Crown-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1387 tons (1409.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 160 ft 5 in (48.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 10 in (13.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 3.5 in (5.88 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
64 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ardent.
HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 December 1782 at Bursledon, Hampshire.
In April 1794 Ardent was destroyed when she caught fire and blew up. The only wreckage found were some of her booms, encountered by HMS Berwick whilst she was cruising in the Gulf of Genoa in the summer of that year. The nature of Ardent's demise was made clear by the damage visible.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ships of the Old Navy entry.
[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Michael Phillips. Ardent (64) (1782). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
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