Ardent-class ship of the line

	A silhouette of an Ardent-class ship of the line
Class overview
Name	Ardent
Operators	Royal Navy; French Navy;
Preceded by	Exeter class
Succeeded by	Intrepid class
In service	13 August 1764 – 1816
Completed	7
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	160 ft (49 m) (gundeck); 131 ft 8 in (40.13 m) (keel);
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	64 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders; Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders; Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders; Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders;
Notes	Ships in class include: Ardent, Raisonnable, Agamemnon, Belliqueux, Stately, Indefatigable, Nassau

The Ardent-class ships of the line were a class of seven 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Class overview
A silhouette of an Ardent-class ship of the line
Name	Ardent
Operators	Royal Navy French Navy
Preceded by	Exeter class
Succeeded by	Intrepid class
In service	13 August 1764 – 1816
Completed	7
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	160 ft (49 m) (gundeck) 131 ft 8 in (40.13 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders
Notes	Ships in class include: Ardent, Raisonnable, Agamemnon, Belliqueux, Stately, Indefatigable, Nassau