HMS Ardent (F184)

HMS Ardent
History
RN EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Ardent
Operator Royal Navy
Ordered17 April 1973
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down26 February 1974
Launched9 May 1975
Commissioned13 October 1977
HomeportHMNB Devonport
IdentificationPennant number: F184
MottoThrough fire and water
FateSunk by Argentine aircraft on 22 May 1982
General characteristics
Class and typeType 21 frigate
Displacement3,250 tons full load
Length384 ft (117 m)
Beam41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range
  • 4,000 nautical miles at 17 knots (7,400 km at 31 km/h)
  • 1,200 nautical miles at 30 knots (2,220 km at 56 km/h)
Complement177
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter, later refitted for 1 × Lynx

HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.[1] She was completed with Exocet launchers in 'B' position.[2] Ardent took part in the Falklands War, where she was sunk by Argentine aircraft in the Falkland Sound on 21 May 1982.[3]

  1. ^ Higgitt 2001, p. 48.
  2. ^ Fitzsimons, Edward: The Illustrated encyclopedia of 20th century weapons and warfare. Purnell Reference Books, 1979. V. 1, page 92
  3. ^ Higgitt 2001, p. 52.