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Revision as of 10:08, 31 May 2014

H.M.S. Ardent (1913)
Pendant Number: H.78 (1914)[1]
Builder: Denny[2]
Launched: 8 Sep, 1913[3]
Sunk[4]: 1 Jun, 1916[5]
Fate: at Battle of Jutland

H.M.S. Ardent was one of 20 destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla and was sunk in the night action under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Marsden.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  6. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392c.

Bibliography


Acasta Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
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Thornycroft Specials
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Other Specials
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