USS Ardent (SP-680)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Ardent.

USS Ardent (SP-680) in an icy port in southern New England sometime between 1917 and 1919. Behind her is the patrol vessel and minesweeper USS Eugene F. Price (SP-839).
History
United States
NameUSS Ardent
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderGreenport Basin and Construction Company, Greenport, New York
Completed1902
Acquired11 June 1917
Commissioned15 August 1917
Decommissionedearly 1921
FateSold 16 May 1921[1] or June 1921[2]
NotesOperated as commercial fishing vessel Ardent 1902-1917
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage106 gross register tons
Displacement293 tons
Length106 ft 2 in (32.36 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draft5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed10 knots
Complement20
Armament2 × 1-pounder guns
The submarine tender USS Fulton (Submarine Tender No. 1) is the large ship in this photograph taken at Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut, during World War I. A motor launch is in the center foreground and USS Ardent (SP-680) is at right.

The first USS Ardent (SP-680) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1921. Acquired upon the entry of the United States into World War I, the ship served in New England during the war, and was sold back into private ownership in 1921.

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