Name HMS Ardent Tons burthen 1416 ⁄94 (bm) Builder Northfleet | Fate Broken up, 1824 Launched 9 April 1796 | |
Honours and
awards Participated in
Battle of Copenhagen
Battle of Camperdown Class and type 64-gun third rate ship of the line Length 173 ft 3 in (52.81 m) (overall)
144 ft 0 in (43.89 m) (keel) | ||
HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 9 April 1796 at Northfleet. She had been designed and laid down for the Honourable East India Company, but the Navy purchased her for service as a warship for the French Revolutionary War.
Career
In 1801, Ardent took part in the Battle of Copenhagen.
On 28 November 1803, Ardent gave chase to the corvette Bayonnaise in Finisterre Bay. The corvette's crew ran her ashore and then set fire to her prevent the British from capturing her. Captain Winthrop of Ardent described Bayonnaise as a frigate of 32 guns and 220 men, which had been sailing from Havana to Ferrol. Actually, Bayonnaise was armed en flute with only six 8-pounder guns, and was returning from the Antilles.
In 1808 she was assigned to convoy duty, escorting British merchantmen between The Nore and Gothenburg.
She was placed on harbour service in 1812, and broken up in 1824.