Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
HMS Ardent (1764) was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1764. She was captured by the French in 1779 but was recaptured in 1782 and renamed HMS Tiger. She was sold in 1784.
HMS Ardent (1782) was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1782. She caught fire and exploded near Corsica in 1794.
HMS Ardent (1796) was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1796. She was used for harbour service from 1812 and was broken up in 1824.
HMS Ardent (1841) was a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1841 and scrapped in 1865.
HMS Ardent was to have been a wooden screw sloop, but she was renamed HMS Rattler before her launch in 1843.
HMS Ardent (1894) was an Ardent class torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and broken up in 1911.
HMS Ardent (1913) was an Acasta-class destroyer launched in 1913 and sunk at the battle of Jutland in 1916.
HMS Ardent (H41) was an A-class destroyer launched in 1929 and sunk in 1940.
HMS Ardent was to have been an Amphion-class submarine but she was cancelled in 1945.
HMS Ardent (F184) was a Type 21 frigate launched in 1975 and sunk in 1982 during the Falklands War.
