HMS Ardent

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Several ships of the British Royal Navy were named HMS Ardent from the English word for "passionate"

  • The first Ardent was a third class ship of the line with 64 cannons. It was launched in Hull in 1764 , conquered by the French in 1779, but recaptured in 1782 and then renamed the Tiger . It was sold in 1784.
  • The second HMS Ardent was also a third class ship of the line with 64 guns. It was launched in 1782 and was lost in a fire near Corsica in 1794 , which triggered an explosion of the powder magazine.
  • The third HMS Ardent was again a third class ship of the line with 64 cannons. It was launched in 1796 and scrapped in Bermuda in 1824 .
  • The fourth HMS Ardent was a wooden sloop with a paddle wheel , the 1841 Chatham was launched and was scrapped. 1864
  • The name HMS Ardent was originally intended for the sloop HMS Rattler , but the ship was renamed before it was launched in 1843.
  • The fifth HMS Ardent was a torpedo boat destroyer and namesake for a class of these ships. It was launched in 1894 and scrapped in 1911.
  • The sixth HMS Ardent was a destroyer of Acasta class , which was launched in 1913 and in the 1916 Battle of Jutland was sunk.
  • The seventh HMS Ardent (H41) was an A-class destroyer launched in 1929 and sunk by the Scharnhorst near Norway on June 8, 1940 while escorting the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious . Only one member of the 138-man crew survived.
  • The name HMS Ardent (P437) was intended for an Amphion- class submarine , but the order was canceled in 1945.
  • The eighth HMS Ardent (F184) was a frigate of the Amazon class (Type 21), which was launched in 1975 and on 21 May 1982 during the Falklands War was sunk with Argentina.

The Royal Australian Navy also owned a patrol boat called HMAS Ardent (P84), which has been preserved as a museum ship.

literature

  • JJ Colledge, Ben Warlow: Ships of the Royal Navy, The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present . Chatham Publishing, London 2006, ISBN 1-86176-281-X , pp. 18-19 .