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Soon after her delivery, the Admiralty decided to sent ''Ardent'' to the Mediterranean "for purposes of instruction."<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 13 April, 1895.  Issue '''34550''', col D, p. 4.</ref> ''Ardent'' left for Malta from Plymouth in convoy with {{UK=Pique|f=t}} on 15 May, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 May, 1895.  Issue '''34578''', col F, p. 5.</ref>
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''Ardent'' commissioned at Portsmouth on 30 April, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 1 May, 1895.  Issue '''34565''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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Even prior to her commissioning, the Admiralty had decided to sent ''Ardent'' to the Mediterranean to familiarize that station with the new destroyers.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 13 April, 1895.  Issue '''34550''', col D, p. 4.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 1 May, 1895.  Issue '''34565''', col D, p. 10.</ref>  ''Ardent'' left Portsmouth for Malta on 14 May, 1895, stopping at Plymouth to join with {{UK-Pique|f=t}} for the voyage the next day, on 15 May.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 May, 1895.  Issue '''34578''', col F, p. 5.</ref>
  
 
In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1905), p. 279.</ref>
 
In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1905), p. 279.</ref>
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* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|Godfrey H. B. Mundy]], 30 April, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 18 April, 1895.  Issue '''34554''', col C, p. 4.</ref>
 
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Morris Edward Cochrane|Morris E. Cochrane]], 10 April, 1905.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1905), p. 279.</ref>
 
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Morris Edward Cochrane|Morris E. Cochrane]], 10 April, 1905.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1905), p. 279.</ref>
 
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Arthur Milward Stancomb|Arthur M. Stancomb]], 14 July, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 279.</ref>
 
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Arthur Milward Stancomb|Arthur M. Stancomb]], 14 July, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 279.</ref>

Revision as of 18:33, 30 March 2014

H.M.S. Ardent (1894)
Builder: Thornycroft[1]
Ordered: 1893-94[2]
Laid down: Dec, 1893[3]
Launched: 16 Oct, 1894[4]
Commissioned: 30 Apr, 1895[5][6]
Broken up: 1911[7]

H.M.S. Ardent was one of 42 destroyers of the "A" class, a "27 knotter".

Construction

Ardent was launched on 16 October, 1894 by Mrs. C. T. Cornish, the daughter of John I. Thornycroft, founder of the Thornycroft shipyard.[8]

She ran her preliminary trial at Maplin Sound on 9 November, 1894. She achieved a mean speed of 29.182 knots on a full power run. Boiler pressure was 210 lbs., mean revolutions 407 per minute.[9]

Service

Ardent commissioned at Portsmouth on 30 April, 1895.[10]

Even prior to her commissioning, the Admiralty had decided to sent Ardent to the Mediterranean to familiarize that station with the new destroyers.[11][12] Ardent left Portsmouth for Malta on 14 May, 1895, stopping at Plymouth to join with second class protected cruiser Pique for the voyage the next day, on 15 May.[13]

In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905.[14]

In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1907.[15]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 17 October, 1894. Issue 34397, col B, p. 10.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 10 November, 1894. Issue 34418, col E, p. 10.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 April, 1895. Issue 34550, col D, p. 4.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1895. Issue 34578, col F, p. 5.
  14. ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1905), p. 279.
  15. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 279.
  16. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 April, 1895. Issue 34554, col C, p. 4.
  17. ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1905), p. 279.
  18. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 279.
  19. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 279.

Bibliography


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