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

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Ardent ➡ 1783 Tiger
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Ardent' (1779) (64) 1779-1782 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	14.4.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Hessel Cliff - The Humber	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	10.6.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Length of Keel131' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet39.9352
Breadth44' 4 ½"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Burthen1,379 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.4.1782Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1793
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
1762500Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1782 - 14.4.1783Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/137
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 11.9.1783BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1782 - 29.3.1783Lieutenantref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
25.11.1782Sailed with a convoy bound for JamaicaBWAS-1714
8.1783Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
28.8.1783Renamed TigerBWAS-1714
9.1783Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.6.1784Sold at Plymouth for £550BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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