eight ships of the royal navy have been named hms ardent, whilst another two were planned: * was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1764. she was captured by the french in 1779 but was recaptured in 1782 and renamed hms tiger. she was sold in 1784. * was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1782. she caught fire and exploded near corsica in 1794. * was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1796. she was used for harbour service from 1812 and was broken up in 1824. * was a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1841 and scrapped in 1865. * hms ardent was to have been a wooden screw sloop, but she was renamed  before her launch in 1843. * was an ardent class torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and broken up in 1911. * was an acasta-class destroyer launched in 1913 and sunk at the battle of jutland in 1916. * was an a-class destroyer launched in 1929 and sunk in 1940. *hms ardent was to have been an amphion-class submarine but she was cancelled in 1945. * was a type 21 frigate launched in 1975 and sunk in 1982 during the falklands war. ==see also==  ==references==    
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