HMS Ardent (1764)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Ardent |
| Ordered | 16 December 1761 |
| Builder | Blades, Hull |
| Laid down | 15 January 1762 |
| Launched | 13 August 1764 |
| Commissioned | October 1773 |
| Captured | 17 August 1779, by French Navy |
| France | |
| Name | Ardent |
| Acquired | 1779 |
| Captured | 14 April 1782, by Royal Navy |
| Notes |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Ardent, later Tiger |
| Acquired | 14 April 1782 |
| Renamed | 28 August 1783 |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 10 June 1784 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ardent-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 137932⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 44 ft 4.5 in (13.526 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 500 officers and men |
| Armament |
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HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by contract at Blaydes Yard in Hull according to a design by Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 13 August 1764 as the first ship of the Ardent-class. She had a somewhat turbulent career, being captured by the French in the action of 17 August 1779, and then re-captured by Britain in 1782.