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	Ardent
History
United Kingdom
Name	Ardent
Builder	William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton
Laid down	9 October 1912
Launched	8 September 1913
Commissioned	February 1914
Fate	Sunk at Battle of Jutland, 1 June 1916
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Acasta-class destroyer
Displacement	1,072 long tons (1,089 t) (deep load)
Length	267 ft 6 in (81.5 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draught	9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Installed power	3 Yarrow boilers; 24,500 shp (18,300 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 1 steam turbine
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	1,540 nmi (2,850 km; 1,770 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	73
Armament	3 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns; 2 × single 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

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HMS Ardent was one of 20 Acasta-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914 she saw active service in the First World War, and was sunk at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

Design and description

The Acasta class was based on an enlarged HMS Firedrake, a very fast Yarrow Special of the Acheron class.^[1] Ardent was ordered to evaluate William Denny & Brothers' recently developed longitudinal framing method of building which offered greater hull strength for a given weight than conventional transverse construction.^[2] The Acastas had an overall length of 267 feet 6 inches (82 m), a beam of 27 feet (8.2 m), and a normal draught of 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m).^[3] The ships displaced 1,072 long tons (1,089 t) at deep load and their crew numbered 73 officers and ratings.^[4]

The destroyers were powered by a single Parsons steam turbine that drove two propeller shafts using steam provided by Yarrow boilers. Ardent differed from her sister ships in that she had only three rather than four boilers and only two funnels. The engines developed a total of 24,500 shaft horsepower (18,300 kW) and were designed for a speed of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). The ship reached a speed of 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) during her sea trials.^[1] The Acastas had a range of 1,540 nautical miles (2,850 km; 1,770 mi) at a cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).^[4]

The primary armament of the ships consisted of three BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mk VIII guns^{[Note 1]} in single, unprotected pivot mounts. Ardent had one gun on the forecastle, one on a platform between her funnels and the third aft of the superstructure. The destroyers were equipped with a pair of single rotating mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes amidships and carried two reload torpedoes.^[5]

Construction and career

HMS Ardent, the seventh Royal Navy ship to bear the name,^[6] was ordered under the 1911–1912 Naval Programme from William Denny & Brothers. The ship was laid down at the company's Dumbarton shipyard on 9 October 1911, launched on 8 September 1912 and commissioned in February 1914.^[7] She joined the 4th Destroyer Flotilla on completion, and served with the Grand Fleet on the outbreak of the First World War.^[8]

She was sunk on 1 June 1916 during the Battle of Jutland by secondary fire from the German dreadnought SMS Westfalen.^[9] Seventy-eight men went down with the ship; there were only two survivors.^[10]

The wrecksite is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.^[11]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number^[12]	From	To
H78	6 December 1914	1 June 1916

Notes

^ Ardent may have been equipped with QF 4-inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII

Citations

^ ^a ^b March, p. 125
^ Friedman, p. 127; Gardiner & Gray, p. 75
^ Gardiner & Gray, p. 75
^ ^a ^b Friedman, p. 295
^ Friedman, pp. 125–127, 295
^ Colledge, pp. 18–19
^ Friedman, p. 306
^ March, p. 131
^ "Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Destroyers before 1918". Retrieved 27 February 2009.
^ "Officers and Men Killed in Action or Died of Wounds, H.M.S. Ardent, Battle of Jutland 31st May -1st June 1916".
^ "Statutory Instrument 2008/0950". Office of Public Sector Information, 1 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
^ ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". Retrieved 27 February 2009.

Bibliography

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.

External links

Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Ardent Crew List

[5] Ardent may have been equipped with QF 4-inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII

[m5-1] March, p. 125

[2] Friedman, p. 127; Gardiner & Gray, p. 75

[g5-3] Gardiner & Gray, p. 75

[f5-4] Friedman, p. 295

[6] Friedman, pp. 125–127, 295

[7] Colledge, pp. 18–19

[8] Friedman, p. 306

[9] March, p. 131

[BC-10] "Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Destroyers before 1918". Retrieved 27 February 2009.

[11] "Officers and Men Killed in Action or Died of Wounds, H.M.S. Ardent, Battle of Jutland 31st May -1st June 1916".

[12] "Statutory Instrument 2008/0950". Office of Public Sector Information, 1 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.

[AS-13] ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". Retrieved 27 February 2009.

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-'''HMS ''Ardent''''' was an {{sclass-|Acasta|destroyer}}, the seventh [[Royal Navy]] ship to bear the name. She was launched in 1913, and was sunk at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916.
+'''HMS ''Ardent''''' was one of 20 {{sclass|Acasta|destroyer}}s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1910s. Completed in 1914 she saw active service in the [[First World War]], and was sunk at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916.
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+The ''Acasta'' class was based on an enlarged {{HMS|Firedrake|1912|6}}, a very fast [[Yarrow Shipbuilders|Yarrow]] Special of the {{sclass|Acheron|destroyer|4}}.<ref name=m5>March, p. 125</ref> ''Ardent'' was ordered to evaluate [[William Denny & Brothers]]' recently developed [[longitudinal framing]] method of building which offered greater [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] strength for a given weight than conventional transverse construction.<ref>Friedman, p. 127; Gardiner & Gray, p. 75</ref> The ''Acasta''s had an [[length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|267|ft|6|in|m|0}}, a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|27|ft|m|1}}, and a normal [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|9|ft|6|in|m|1}}.<ref name=g5>Gardiner & Gray, p. 75</ref> The ships [[Displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|1072|LT|t|lk=on}} at [[deep load]] and their crew numbered 73 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].<ref name=f5>Friedman, p. 295</ref>
-HMS ''Ardent'' was built using longitudinal framing rather than conventional transverse framing. She was [[Keel laying|laid down]] under the 1911–1912 construction programme by [[William Denny & Brothers Limited]], and [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 8 September 1913.<ref name=AS/> She was temporarily renamed HMS ''Kenric'' in October 1913, but this was reverted shortly afterwards.<ref name=AS/>
+The destroyers were powered by a single [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] [[steam turbine]] that drove two [[propeller shaft]]s using steam provided by [[Yarrow boiler]]s. ''Ardent'' differed from her [[sister ship]]s in that she had only three rather than four boilers and only two [[funnel (ship)|funnels]]. The engines developed a total of {{convert|24500|shp|kW|lk=on}} and were designed for a speed of {{convert|29|kn|lk=in}}. The ship reached a speed of {{convert|29.5|kn}} during her [[sea trial]]s.<ref name=m5/> The ''Acasta''s had a range of {{convert|1540|nmi|lk=in}} at a cruising speed of {{convert|15|kn}}.<ref name=f5/>
-She joined the [[4th Destroyer Flotilla]] on completion, and served with the [[Grand Fleet]] on the outbreak of the [[First World War]].
+The primary armament of the ships consisted of three [[BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII|BL {{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on|0}} Mk VIII guns]]{{refn|''Ardent'' may have been equipped with QF 4-inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF 4-inch Mk IV guns.<ref>Friedman, p. 126</ref>|group=Note}} in single, unprotected [[pivot mount]]s. ''Ardent'' had one gun on the [[forecastle]], one on a platform between her funnels and the third aft of the [[superstructure]]. The destroyers were equipped with a pair of single rotating mounts for [[British 21 inch torpedo|21-inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s [[amidships]] and carried two reload torpedoes.<ref>Friedman, pp. 125–127, 295</ref>
-===Loss===
-She was sunk on 1 June 1916 during the [[Battle of Jutland]] by secondary fire from the German [[dreadnought]] {{SMS|Westfalen}}.<ref name=BC>{{cite web |url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_before_1900.htm |title=Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Destroyers before 1918 |accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> Seventy-eight men went down with the ship; there were only two survivors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/jutland/hms_shark_casualty_list_1916.htm|title = Officers and Men Killed in Action or Died of Wounds, H.M.S. Ardent, Battle of Jutland  31st May -1st June 1916.}}</ref>
+==Construction and career==
-The wrecksite is designated as a ''protected place''<ref>{{cite web |title=Statutory Instrument 2008/0950 |work=Office of Public Sector Information, 1 April 2008 |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 |accessdate=2008-07-19}}</ref> under the [[Protection of Military Remains Act 1986]].
+HMS ''Ardent'', the seventh [[Royal Navy]] ship to bear the name,<ref>Colledge, pp. 18–19</ref>
+was ordered under the 1911&ndash;1912 Naval Programme from William Denny & Brothers. The ship was [[laid down]] at the company's [[Dumbarton]] shipyard on 9 October 1911, [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 8 September 1912 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] in February 1914.<ref>Friedman, p. 306</ref> She joined the [[4th Destroyer Flotilla]] on completion, and served with the [[Grand Fleet]] on the outbreak of the [[First World War]].<ref>March, p. 131</ref>
+She was sunk on 1 June 1916 during the [[Battle of Jutland]] by secondary fire from the German [[dreadnought]] {{SMS|Westfalen}}.<ref name=BC>{{cite web |url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_before_1900.htm |title=Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Destroyers before 1918 |accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> Seventy-eight men went down with the ship; there were only two survivors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/jutland/hms_shark_casualty_list_1916.htm|title = Officers and Men Killed in Action or Died of Wounds, H.M.S. Ardent, Battle of Jutland 31st May -1st June 1916.}}</ref>
+The wrecksite is designated as a ''protected place'' under the [[Protection of Military Remains Act 1986]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Statutory Instrument 2008/0950 |work=Office of Public Sector Information, 1 April 2008 |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 |accessdate=2008-07-19}}</ref>
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-==References==
+==Notes==
+{{reflist|group=Note}}
+==Citations==
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+==Bibliography==
+* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
+* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War|year=2009|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-84832-049-9}}
+* {{cite book|editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray |editor2-first=Randal |title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 |year=1985 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}}
+* {{cite book|last=March|first=Edgar J.|title=British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans|year=1966|publisher=Seeley Service|location=London |oclc=164893555}}
 == External links ==
-* [https://www.jutlandcrewlists.org/ardent Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Ardent Crew List]
+* [https://www.jutlandcrewlists.org/ardent Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS ''Ardent'' Crew List]
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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1916
Shipwrecks	1 Jun: HMS Ardent, HMS Black Prince, SMS Elbing, HMS Fortune, SMS Frauenlob, SMS Lützow, SMS Pommern, SMS Rostock, HMS Sparrowhawk, HMS Turbulent, SMS V4, HMS Warrior, SMS Wiesbaden 3 Jun: Golconda 5 Jun: HMS Hampshire 8 Jun: Principe Umberto 18 Jun: HMS Eden 20 Jun: Sadko 23 Jun: Fourche 30 Jun: SM U-10
Other incidents	1 Jun: HMS Broke 3 Jun: Sevastopol 18 Jun: France 23 Jun: Brussels 26 Jun: Novik
1915 1916 1917 May 1916 July 1916