HMS Ardent (1913)
Coordinates: 56°42′N 5°52′E / 56.700°N 5.867°E
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Ardent |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers Limited, Dumbarton |
| Launched: | 8 September 1913 |
| Fate: | Sunk at Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Acasta-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 935 tons |
| Length: | 267 ft 6 in (81.53 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Installed power: | 24,500 ihp (18,300 kW) |
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| Speed: | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Complement: | 75 |
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HMS Ardent was an Acasta-class destroyer and the seventh Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She was launched in 1913 and was sunk at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
Construction and career
HMS Ardent was built using longitudinal framing rather than conventional transverse framing. She was laid down under the 1911–1912 construction programme by William Denny & Brothers Limited and launched on 8 September 1913.[1] She was temporarily renamed HMS Kenric in October 1913, but this was reverted shortly afterwards.[1]
She joined the 4th Destroyer Flotilla on completion and served with the Grand Fleet on the outbreak of the First World War.
Loss
She was sunk on 1 June 1916 during the Battle of Jutland by secondary fire from the German dreadnought SMS Westfalen.[2] The wrecksite is designated as a protected place[3] under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number[1] | From | To |
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| H78 | 6 December 1914 | 1 June 1916 |
References
- 1 2 3 ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Destroyers before 1918". Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "Statutory Instrument 2008/0950". Office of Public Sector Information, 1 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
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