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HMS Ardent
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, three of which were sunk in action:
- Ardent , launched in 1894, was the lead ship of her class of torpedo boat destroyers. She was broken up in 1911.
- Ardent , launched in 1913, was an Acasta-class destroyer. She was sunk at the battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916.
- Ardent , launched in 1929, was an A-class destroyer sunk in 1940 in the Norwegian Campaign of World War II.
- Ardent (P437) was to have been an Amphion-class submarine but she was cancelled in 1945.
- Ardent, launched in 1975, was a Type 21 frigate, sunk in 1982 in the Falklands War.
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