&sq=&lang=&file=File:%27Ardent%27_(1782)_RMG_J3028.png) Plan of Ardent
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Ardent |
| Ordered | 9 September 1779 |
| Builder | Staves & Parsons, Bursledon |
| Laid down | October 1780 |
| Launched | 21 December 1782 |
| Fate | Blown up, 1794 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Crown-class ship of the line |
| Type | Third rate |
| Tons burthen | 1387 (bm) |
| Length | 160 ft 5 in (48.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 10 in (13.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 3+1⁄2 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy 64-gun third rate. This ship of the line was launched on 21 December 1782 at Bursledon, Hampshire.[1] She disappeared in 1794, believed lost to a fire and explosion.