British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ardent' (1782)

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Ardent

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Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered15.10.1779BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down10.1780BWAS-1714
Launched21.12.1782BWAS-1714
First Commissioned3.1783BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBursledon - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCrown Class (1779)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Edward HuntBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Dockyard Staff
Service 1757-1809
BWAS-1714
Constructor
StaresBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Burnt11.4.1794BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 8"Imperial Feet48.7714 
Length of Keel131' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet39.9479 
Breadth44' 7 ½"Imperial Feet13.4239 
Depth in Hold19' 4 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039 
Burthen1,397 82⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


21.12.1782Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1779500Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.12.1782 - 22.3.1783Captain
Isaac PrescottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1814
ADM 6/22/550ADM 6/2322.3.1783 - 11.3.1786Captain
Harry HarmoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1809
ADM 6/23/38BWAS-17149.6.1786 - 11.2.1788Captain
Francis John HartwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1793
ADM 6/23/339BWAS-171414.6.1790 - 25.1.1793Captain
James VashonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1763-1821
Transfered ADM 6/24/40ADM 6/246.2.1793 - 11.4.1794Captain
Robert Manners SuttonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1795
† ADM 6/24/204BWAS-1714

16 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
29.3.1783 - 15.4.1783First Lieutenant
John O'BryenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1798
Transfered ADM 6/23/41ADM 6/2329.3.1783 - 10.2.1784Second Lieutenant
George Hopewell StephensBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1819
ADM 6/23/41ADM 6/2329.3.1783 - 10.2.1784Third Lieutenant
John HoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1784
ADM 6/23/41ADM 6/2310.2.1784 - 11.3.1786Third Lieutenant
George Hopewell StephensBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1819
ADM 6/23/190ADM 6/2323.6.1790 - 20.10.1790Fourth Lieutenant
John CrawleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1800
ADM 6/24/43ADM 6/2421.10.1790 - 15.7.1791First Lieutenant
Benjamin HickeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1791
ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/2421.10.1790 - 15.7.1791Acting Third Lieutenant
John CrawleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1800
ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/2421.10.1790 - 28.12.1792Fourth Lieutenant
Roger MearsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/2416.7.1791 - 28.8.1791Second Lieutenant
John CrawleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1800
Transfered ADM 6/24/127ADM 6/2416.7.1791 - 5.4.1792Third Lieutenant
Nicholas CummerfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/126ADM 6/247.2.1793 - 11.4.1794First Lieutenant
Thomas BrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1794
ADM 6/24/205ADM 6/247.2.1793Second Lieutenant
John Jackson DayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
ADM 6/24/205ADM 6/248.2.1793 - 3.5.1793Second Lieutenant
Thomas GilbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1800
ADM 6/24/206ADM 6/2414.2.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant
John Jackson DayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
ADM 6/24/209ADM 6/244.5.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
James MacnamaraBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1814
ADM 6/24/236ADM 6/2422.5.1793 - 1794Fifth Lieutenant
Richard HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
ADM 6/25/13
Issued by
Lord Samuel Hood (1st Baron Hood)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1793
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 18.2.1794ADM 6/25

11 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1790 - bef.14.2.1793Surgeon
Richard DastonBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1781-1793
ref:19813.7.1790 - bef.3.5.1793Second Surgeons' Mate
Thomas ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1790-1793
ref:198117.7.1790 - bef.4.3.1791First Surgeons' Mate
Jonathan DrysdaleBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1790-1791
ref:198130.10.1790 - bef.8.3.1793Third Surgeons' Mate
James BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1790-1793
ref:19814.3.1791 - bef.13.5.1793First Surgeons' Mate
John RoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1791-1793
ref:198114.2.1793 - bef.28.3.1793Surgeon
John HarnessBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1778-1793
ref:19818.3.1793 - 1793Third Surgeons' Mate
Thomas GrenvilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793
ref:198128.3.1793 - 1793Surgeon
Daniel DohertyBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1782-1793
ref:19813.5.1793 - bef.17.5.1793Second Surgeons' Mate
George FergusonBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793
ref:198113.5.1793 - 1793First Surgeons' Mate
George HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793
ref:198117.5.1793 - 1793Second Surgeons' Mate
James ChurnsideBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793
ref:1981

Service History


DateEventSource
21.12.1782Completed at Bursledon - Hampshire at a cost of £25343.18.11dBWAS-1714
24.12.1782Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1783Guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
27.8.1783Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13694.16.7dBWAS-1714
11.3.1786

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1786Recommissioned as a guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
11.2.1788

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1788Began great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1789Completed great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £19042.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1789Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.1790Recommissioned for the Spanish ArmamentBWAS-1714
8.1790Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5595.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.9.1791

Paid off

BWAS-1714
2.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1793fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5595.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.5.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1.10.1793Attack on Mortello TowerBWAS-1714
11.4.1794Blew up off Villefranche with no survivorsBWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Janet Bott on Monday 28th of May 2018 03:01

I understand that Henry Quinton [1759-1794] who was born into a sea faring Great Yarmouth family was one of the crew on board. Jan

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