HMS Ardent (1894)

HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy 27 knot torpedo boat destroyer ordered from John I Thornycroft & Company under the 1893 – 1894 Naval Estimates. She was the sixth ship to carry this name.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ardent.

Ardent
History
United Kingdom
NameArdent
BuilderThornycroft, Chiswick
Laid downDecember 1893
Launched16 October 1894
Commissioned30 April 1895
MottoDeath rather than disgrace
FateSold for breaking, 10 October 1911
General characteristics
Class and typeThornycroft 27 knot - 2 funnel destroyer
Displacement265 tons (1901)
Length201 ft 8 in (61.47 m)
Beam19 ft (5.8 m)
Draught7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Installed power4,300 ihp (forced draught)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Thornycroft vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 4 × Thornycroft coal-fired water-tube boilers
  • 2 × shafts
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Endurance
  • 60 tons of coal
  • 1,750 nm at 13 knots
Complement53 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × 12-pounder 12 cwt QF Mark I naval gun on a P Mark I low angle mount
  • 5 × QF 6-pounder 8 cwt Mark I naval guns on a P Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tube (single launchers)
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