British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ardent' (1796)

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Ardent

3103
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Named14.7.1795BWAS-1793
Acquired9.4.1796BWAS-1793
First Commissioned5.1796BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1793
ShipyardNorthfleet Dockyard - Northfleet BWAS-1793
Constructor
Thomas PitcherBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1801
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
 3.1824BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck173' 3"Imperial Feet52.7314 
Length of Keel144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912 
Breadth43' 0"Imperial Feet13.1064 
Depth in Hold19' 10"Imperial Feet5.7912 
Burthen1,416 24⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


5.1796Broadside 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
5.1796491 BWAS-1793
30.8.1799491 BG

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 11.10.1797Captain
Richard Rundle BurgessBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1795
†RNB182311.1797 - 6.1801Captain
Thomas HoarBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1825
BWAS-179320.10.1801 - 11.1801Captain
George McKinleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1813
BWAS-179311.1801 - 1802Captain
William NowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1814
BWAS-17933.1803 - 1805Captain
Robert WinthropBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1807
BWAS-17937.1806 - 9.1806Captain
George EyreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1825
BWAS-17939.1806 - 5.1807Captain
Ross DonnellyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1838
BWAS-17935.1807 - 2.1808Captain
Edwin Henry ChamberlayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1811
BWAS-17931808 - 2.1808Captain
John SykesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1810
BWAS-179310.1808 - 4.1809Captain
John BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1821
BWAS-17934.1809 - 1812Captain
Robert HoneymanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1847
BWAS-17934.1812Captain
John DavieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1818
BWAS-17934.1812 - 1813Captain
George BellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1813
BWAS-17932.1813 - 5.1814Captain
John CochetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1814
BWAS-179326.5.1814 - 5.1816Commander
Sir William Crisp Hood Burnaby (3rd Baronet Burnaby of Broughton Hall)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1816
NBD1849

2 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.1801 - 6.1801Admiral of the Blue
Sir Hyde ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1805
BWAS-17932.1805Admiral of the Blue
Lord George Keith Elphinstone (Baron Keith)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1815
BWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
28.5.1800 - 26.2.1801Lieutenant
Philip BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
NBD184916.3.1802 - 14.11.1803Lieutenant
Frederick William BurgoyneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1846
NBD18491.8.1806 - 10.9.1806Lieutenant
John BroughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1831
NBD18491812 - 12.2.1812Lieutenant
William Lenthall BrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1851
NBD1849

17 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
28.5.1796 - bef.29.3.1797Surgeon
John GrampBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1796-1797
ref:19815.8.1796 - 27.2.1797Second Surgeons' Mate
John ToddBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1796-1798
ref:198127.2.1797 - bef.18.2.1798First Surgeons' Mate
John ToddBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1796-1798
ref:198129.3.1797 - bef.11.7.1798Surgeon
Robert YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1779-1798
ref:19811798 - 19.2.1798Acting First Surgeons' Mate
William FraillBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1798
ref:198119.2.1798 - 13.4.1798First Surgeons' Mate
William FraillBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1798
ref:198113.4.1798 - 9.7.1798Acting Second Surgeons' Mate
William FraillBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1798
ref:19819.7.1798 - 1797Third Surgeons' Mate
John DaviesBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1798-1797
ref:19819.7.1798 - bef.6.10.1800Second Surgeons' Mate
Morgan WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1798-1800
ref:198111.7.1798 - bef.17.10.1798Surgeon
George KellieBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1790-1798
ref:198117.10.1798 - bef.4.2.1799Surgeon
John MaloneBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1794-1799
ref:19814.2.1799 - bef.12.8.1801Surgeon
John ThomsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1779-1801
ref:19816.10.1800 - bef.13.4.1802Second Surgeons' Mate
Thomas PowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1800-1802
ref:198112.8.1801 - bef.18.3.1803Surgeon
George RoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1801-1803
ref:198112.4.1802 - 1802Acting Second Surgeons' Mate
John KellyBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1802
ref:198118.3.1803 - 1803Surgeon
Robert AdamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1799-1803
ref:198118.4.1803 - 1803First Surgeons' Mate
Thomas UnderhillBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1803
ref:1981

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 1801Midshipman
George Hubert RyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1847
NBD18491801 - 2.4.1801Midshipman
George HoareBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801
†BG21.3.1803 - 18051st Class Volunteer
John Leigh BeckfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1821
NBD18496.1812 - 1813Midshipman
Charles BrandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1823
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
5.9.1801 - 12.4.18021st Class Volunteer
John Everrest CabburnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1844
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
14.7.1795East India company Princess Royal puchased while buildingBWAS-1793
26.4.1796Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
7.8.1796Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5262.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
30.8.1799Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
8.1802Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1803Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £11829.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.9.1807Sailed to join the River Plate operationsBWAS-1793
4.1808Began fitting as a Guardship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.1808Completed fitting as a Guardship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
19.5.1809Landed a party of about 80 men at the island of Romso, in the Great Belt. This force was surprised and captured by the Danes.NWB
2.1812Began fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1812Completed fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1813Began fitting as a Prison Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1813Completed fitting as a Prison Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1817At HalifaxBWAS-1793
1817Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 31st of May 2026 11:54

Ardent
Casualties in the attack off Copenhagen on 2 April 1801:
Killed – 29 seamen and marines
Wounded – 64 seamen and marines
Total killed and wounded – 93
Officer killed – Mr George Hoare, Midshipman
[Morning Post, 16 April 1801]

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