HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. [1] She was completed with Exocet launchers in 'B' position. [2] Ardent took part in the Falklands War, where she was sunk by Argentine aircraft in …

HMS Ardent (1894) was an Ardent-class torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and broken up in 1911. HMS Ardent (1913) was an Acasta -class destroyer launched in 1913 and sunk at the battle of Jutland in 1916.

HMS Ardent was one of eight A-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the 1920s. The ship spent most of the 1930s assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet.

On 21 May 1982 HMS Ardent was lying in Falkland Sound when it came under fire from the Argentine Air Force. Twenty two of the 199 crew members on board were killed and the ship...

Jul 1, 2024 · HMS Ardent (Motto: Through fire and water) was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland and launched by the HRH the Duchess of Gloucester, GCVO on the 9 May 1975.

On 21 May 1982, whilst lying in Falkland Sound and supporting Operation Sutton by bombarding the Argentine airstrip at Goose Green, Ardent was attacked by at least three waves of Argentine aircraft.

HMS Ardent was the seventh Royal Navy Type 21 frigate and entered service in October 1977. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland She was completed with Exocet launchers in ‘B’ position. Ardent was lost in action on the 21 May 1982 during the Falklands War.

HMS Ardent was a wooden Alecto-class paddle sloop, and the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to use the name. She was launched on 12 February 1841 at Chatham and spent much of her career on the West Coast of Africa engaged in anti-slavery operations.

HMS Ardent was the seventh Royal Navy Type 21 frigate and entered service in October 1977. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland She was completed with Exocet launchers in ‘B’ position.

HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.[1] She was completed with Exocet launchers in 'B' position.[2] Ardent took part in the Falklands War, where she was sunk by Argentine aircraft in the Falkland Sound on 22 May 1982.[3] On 19 April...