page_title: HMS Ardent (1764)
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Ardent (1764)
caption_attribution_description: English: Capture of HMS Ardent by the frigates Junon and Gentille
context_page_description: HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by contract by Hugh Blaydes at Hull according to a design by Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 13 August 1764 as the first ship of the Ardent-class. She had a somewhat turbulent career, being captured by the French in the action of 17 august 1779, and then re-captured by Britain in 1782.
context_section_description: HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by contract by Hugh Blaydes at Hull according to a design by Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 13 August 1764 as the first ship of the Ardent-class. She had a somewhat turbulent career, being captured by the French in the action of 17 august 1779, and then re-captured by Britain in 1782.
caption: Capture of HMS Ardent by the frigates Junon and Gentille
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