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 A silhouette of an Ardent-class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Ardent |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Exeter class |
| Succeeded by | Intrepid class |
| In service | 13 August 1764 – 1816 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Lost | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length |
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| Beam | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament |
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| Notes | Ships in class include: Ardent, Raisonnable, Agamemnon, Belliqueux, Stately, Indefatigable, Nassau |
The Ardent-class ships of the line were a class of seven 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
Design
Slade based the design of the Ardent class on the captured French ship Fougueux.
Ships
- Builder: Blades, Hull
- Ordered: 16 December 1761
- Launched: 13 August 1764
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1784
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 11 January 1763
- Launched: 10 December 1768
- Fate: Broken up, 1815
- Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard
- Ordered: 8 April 1777
- Launched: 10 April 1781
- Fate: Wrecked, 1809
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
- Ordered: 19 February 1778
- Launched: 5 June 1780
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Raymond, Northam
- Ordered: 10 December 1778
- Launched: 27 December 1784
- Fate: Broken up, 1814
- Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard
- Ordered: 3 August 1780
- Launched: July 1784
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Hilhouse, Bristol
- Ordered: 14 November 1782
- Launched: 28 September 1785
- Fate: Wrecked, 1799
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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