Ardent-class ship of the line

A silhouette of an Ardent-class ship of the line
Class overview
NameArdent
Operators
Preceded byExeter class
Succeeded byIntrepid class
In service13 August 1764 – 1816
Completed7
Lost2
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 160 ft (49 m) (gundeck)
  • 131 ft 8 in (40.13 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders
NotesShips in class include: Ardent, Raisonnable, Agamemnon, Belliqueux, Stately, Indefatigable, Nassau

The Ardent-class ships of the line were a class of seven 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

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