Hms Ardent Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | historic |
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Hms ardent Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 35.742 S,59 14.006 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 18.29 m |
| Water Depth | 31 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS ARDENT |
| Type | frigate |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 117 m |
| Width | 12.5 m |
| Draught | 5.8 |
| Sonar Length | 116.57 |
| Sonar Width | 12.27 |
| Shadow Height | 8.29 |
| Orientation | 330 |
| Tonnage | 2750 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 21, 1982 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1982 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H3740/82 24.5.82 CHART AS DW (MAST) IN 513536S, 591336W. 1MTR OF MAST SHOWING. - NM 1299/82. H3740/82 19.8.82 LIES IN 513546S, 591342W IN APPROX 35MTRS OF WATER. LYING 330/150DEG, BOWS N. UPRIGHT WITH LIST TO STBD. FOREMAST AWASH AT MID TIDE & MARKED BY 4FT DIAMETER ORANGE BUOY. DESIGNATED WAR GRAVE. (FINW 12/82).AMEND POSN. BR STD. H3740/82 25.11.82 NOW REPORTED FOREMAST AWASH AT LW. MARKED AT BOW & STERN BY YELLOW CYLINDRICAL BUOY & ORANGE CYLINDRICAL BUOY ON MAST. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE ON WRECK, VESSELS NOT TO APPROACH WITHIN 2C OF WK. NCA. (FINW 12/82, AMENDED). H3740/82 25.2.83 LEAST DEPTH OF 18MTRS CONFIRMED BY F.I. CLEARANCE DIVING TEAM. FOREMAST HAS COLLAPSED IN 513546S, 591342W, 259.5DEG, 5.1M FROM CAMPITO CAIRN. (AQHM PORT STANLEY, HN DTD 25.1.83). AMEND TO WK 18MTRS. - NM 1251/83. HH690/430/06 31.5.06 AREA WITHIN 100MTRS OF ANY PART OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE HULL OF HMS ARDENT IS DESIGNATED AS A PROHIBITED AREA. (PROTECTION OF WRECKS (ARDENT & ANTELOPE DESIGNATION) ORDER 1983 (NO 2 OF 1983), WITH EFFECT FROM 20.10.83). (FI GOVERNMENT, FAX DTD 23.5.06). BA 2558 IS STS TO SHOW REST'D AREA. INS AS LEGEND: PROHIBITED AREA (SEE NOTE) WITH NOTE ON CHART. - NM 3141/06. 29.1.13 LOCATED IN 5135.742S, 5914.006W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.1 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 12MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HN DTD 28.2.12). INTACT, UPRIGHT. DEBRIS CLOSE TO NE SIDE. AMEND WK 19.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2015/000250076 23.11.17 EXAM�D 8.2.17 IN 5135.743S, 5914.005W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 119.76MTRS, WIDTH 34.0MTRS, HT 12.09MTRS. ORIENTATION 340/160 DEG. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI1520). AMEND TO DW 18.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. HI1668 16.06.2020 WK EXAM'D IN 5135.742S, 5914.006W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.29MTRS, LENGTH 116.57MTRS, WIDTH 12.27MTRS, HEIGHT 8.29MTRS, ORIENTATION 330 DEGREES. (EGS, HI1668 H525, DTD 03.01.2020). AMENDED WK POSN AND DEPTH 18.2MTRS. |
| Last Amended Date | Jun 17, 2020 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1977 BY YARROW (SHIPBUILDERS) LTD, GLASGOW. COMMISSIONED IN 1977. 2700 TONS STANDARD DISPLACEMENT, 3250 TONS FULL LOAD. BOMBARDED BY 15 BOMBS AND ROCKETS FROM ARGENTINIAN AIRCRAFT DURING BRITISH LANDING OPERATIONS AT SAN CARLOS WATER, FALKLAND SOUND. CAUGHT FIRE AND SANK. 22 LIVES LOST, 178 SAFELY RECOVERED. (MSD).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 35.742 S,59 14.006 W
Hms Ardent on Wreck Map
Hms Ardent Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS NW, MAST BROKEN OFF, Chart No: BA 2558