This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms ardent, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 58.46 N,6 12.92 E (55.8743833, 6.41565)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: HMS ARDENT

Length 81.1 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 950 ton

Cause: Built in 1912 by denny bros. turbine engines of 25000ihp for 32 knots. three 4 inch guns, 4 torpedo tubes. was a unit of the 4th destroyer flotila at jutland. flotilla was badly mauled and lost four destroyers and one of its leaders. later that evening four more ships were lost to fire from german dreadnaughts. ardent remained the only ship to be battle-worthy. while steaming alone at 12.19am saw smoke from blowing up of hms black prince. thinking it indicated presence of her flotilla ran into the german battle squadron which had sunk black prince & was centre of attention for all their guns. 78 men lost, 2 recovered. (dods).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 42 meter

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H315/27 14.2.27 AMENDED TO NDW (1916) PA ON 2182B. 2.3.72 SHOWN ON GERMAN WK CHART 82 [1971] & GER 82 [1971] IN 555800N, 061510E. 4.8.72 SHOWN IN 555805N, 061500E ON DANISH FISH 5504. 7.8.72 SHOWN IN 555800N, 061505E ON DANISH FISH 5506. 11.10.77 STILL SHOWN ON GERMAN WK CHART 82 [1976]. 11.10.77 DELETED FROM NE 3347 (DANISH 93). H4147/82 6.1.84 NDW SHOWN IN 555830N, 061300E [EUR] ON DANISH 93 (INT 1044) [OCT 1983]. BR STD. SEP 2015/000111115 24.7.15 NOT LOCATED, NFS. (HMS ECHO, SNT03/15). NCA. 15.3.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 58.46 N,6 12.92 E

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