H.M.S. Ardent (1894)
| 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 forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy, 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.
- Commander Godfrey H. B. Mundy, 30 April, 1895[16][17] – 1 April, 1897[18]
- Commander E. Hyde Parker, 1897[19] – 1899[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lawrence H. Richardson, 1 November, 1899[21] – c. 1 April, 1901[22][23]
- Lieutenant William D. Paton, 1 April, 1901[24] – c. late 1902[25]
- Lieutenant & Commander Morris E. Cochrane, 10 April, 1905[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur M. Stancomb, 14 July, 1906[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert M. Denny, 22 September, 1908[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Berwick Curtis, 28 August, 1909[29][30] – May, 1911[31]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 17 October, 1894. Issue 34397, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 10 November, 1894. Issue 34418, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 April, 1895. Issue 34550, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1895. Issue 34578, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 279.
- ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 928.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 April, 1895. Issue 34554, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 928.
- ↑ Hyde Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 126.
- ↑ Hyde Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 126.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 225.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 279.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
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