HMS Ardent explained
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
- was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1764. She was captured by the French in 1779, but was recaptured in 1782 and renamed HMS Tiger. She was sold in 1784.
- was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1782. She caught fire and exploded near Corsica in 1794.
- was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1796. She was used for harbour service from 1812 and was broken up in 1824.
- was a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1841 and scrapped in 1865.
- HMS Ardent was to have been a wooden screw sloop, but she was renamed before her launch in 1843.
- was an torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and broken up in 1911.
- was an destroyer launched in 1913 and sunk at the battle of Jutland in 1916.
- was an destroyer launched in 1929 and sunk in 1940.
- HMS Ardent (P437) was to have been an, but she was cancelled in 1945.
- was a Type 21 frigate launched in 1975 and sunk in 1982 during the Falklands War.
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