| Ardent-class destroyer | |
|---|---|
 HMS Ardent | |
| Class overview | |
| Builders: | Thornycroft, Church Wharf, Chiswick |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| In commission: | 1894–1918 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | A class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 265 long tons (269 t) |
| Length: | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Triple expansion steam engines Coal-fired water-tube boilers |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 12-pounder gun • 5 × 6-pounder guns • 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes |
The Ardent-class torpedo boat destroyers ("Thornycroft 27-knot (50 km/h) A class") served with the Royal Navy. Built by Thornycroft, they displaced 265 tons, and were 200 feet (61 m) long.
The Ardent-class were, except for their armament, identical to the preceding Daring class,[1] being armed with one 12 pounder quick-firing gun forward and five 6-pounder guns, mounted on the broadside and aft, and two torpedo tubes on a revolving mount abaft the two funnels.[2]
Ships[]
- Ardent, launched 16 October 1894, sold 1911.
- Boxer, launched 28 November 1894, lost in collision 8 February 1918.
- Bruizer, launched 27 February 1895, sold 26 May 1914.
See also[]
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References[]
- ↑ "Daring Class". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/daring_class.htm. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "HMS Ardent Association Online". hmsardent.org.uk. http://www.hmsardent.org.uk/archive/20201.html. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- Lyon, David (1996). The First Destroyers. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.
- Manning, Captain T.D. (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.
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