HMS Ardent
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HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate that gained prominence for her role and sinking during the Falklands War in 1982.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazon-class frigate
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Royal Navy frigate ⓘ Type 21 frigate ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | Lynx helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun
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Exocet anti-ship missiles (fitted to Type 21 class; some ships received them later) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Cat surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attacker |
Argentine Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Argentine Naval Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | 22 crew killed (approximate widely cited figure) ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | Argentine air attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1977-10-14 ⓘ |
| conflict | Falklands War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 177 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstAttack | 1982-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1982-05-21 ⓘ |
| displacement | 3250 tons (approximate full load) ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk in action ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hitBy |
Argentine A-4 Skyhawk aircraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bombs and cannon fire ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1973-02-26 ⓘ |
| launched | 1974-05-09 ⓘ |
| length | 117 metres (approximate) ⓘ |
| missionDuringFalklandsWar | naval gunfire support in Falkland Sound ⓘ |
| namedAfter | previous Royal Navy ships named HMS Ardent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being sunk during the Falklands War
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providing naval gunfire support to British landings in 1982 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Operation Corporate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F184 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Falkland Sound
NERFINISHED
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near North West Island, Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| propulsion | COGOG gas-turbine system ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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general-purpose escort ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Amazon-class frigate
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Type 21 frigate ⓘ |
| squadron | 4th Frigate Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | war grave ⓘ |
| successorClass | Type 23 frigate (as replacement class in Royal Navy service) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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