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Even prior to her commissioning, the Admiralty had decided to sent ''Ardent'' to the Mediterranean to familiarize that station with the new destroyers.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 April, 1895. Issue '''34550''', col D, p. 4.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue '''34565''', col D, p. 10.</ref> ''Ardent'' left Portsmouth for Malta on 14 May, 1895, stopping at Plymouth to join with {{UK-Pique|f=t}} for the voyage the next day, on 15 May.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 May, 1895. Issue '''34578''', col F, p. 5.</ref> | Even prior to her commissioning, the Admiralty had decided to sent ''Ardent'' to the Mediterranean to familiarize that station with the new destroyers.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 April, 1895. Issue '''34550''', col D, p. 4.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue '''34565''', col D, p. 10.</ref> ''Ardent'' left Portsmouth for Malta on 14 May, 1895, stopping at Plymouth to join with {{UK-Pique|f=t}} for the voyage the next day, on 15 May.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 May, 1895. Issue '''34578''', col F, p. 5.</ref> | ||
− | In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905. | + | In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905.{{NLDec05|p. 279}} |
− | In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1907. | + | In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1907.{{NLJan07|p. 279}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== |
Revision as of 18:31, 13 November 2014
H.M.S. Ardent (1894) | |
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Builder: | Thornycroft[1] |
Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
Laid down: | Dec, 1893[3] |
Launched: | 16 Oct, 1894[4] |
Commissioned: | 30 Apr, 1895[5][6] |
Broken up: | 1911[7] |
H.M.S. Ardent was one of 42 destroyers of the "A" class, a "27 knotter".
Construction
Ardent was launched on 16 October, 1894 by Mrs. C. T. Cornish, the daughter of John I. Thornycroft, founder of the Thornycroft shipyard.[8]
She ran her preliminary trial at Maplin Sound on 9 November, 1894. She achieved a mean speed of 29.182 knots on a full power run. Boiler pressure was 210 lbs., mean revolutions 407 per minute.[9]
Service
Ardent commissioned at Portsmouth on 30 April, 1895.[10]
Even prior to her commissioning, the Admiralty had decided to sent Ardent to the Mediterranean to familiarize that station with the new destroyers.[11][12] Ardent left Portsmouth for Malta on 14 May, 1895, stopping at Plymouth to join with second class protected cruiser Pique for the voyage the next day, on 15 May.[13]
In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905.[14]
In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1907.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Godfrey H. B. Mundy, 30 April, 1895[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Morris E. Cochrane, 10 April, 1905[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur M. Stancomb, 14 July, 1906[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Berwick Curtis, 28 August, 1909[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 17 October, 1894. Issue 34397, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 10 November, 1894. Issue 34418, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 April, 1895. Issue 34550, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 May, 1895. Issue 34565, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1895. Issue 34578, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 279.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 April, 1895. Issue 34554, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 279.
Bibliography
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