HMS Ardent (1982): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Ardent 1982

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Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).

Key facts

Name	HMS Ardent	Wikidata label
Year lost	1982	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Modern	derived from year
Ship type	frigate	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	War action	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	Falklands War	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	South Atlantic Ocean	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Falkland Islands	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 6 km from land
Position	-51.6606, -59.1367	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. She was completed with Exocet launchers in "B" position. Ardent took part in the Falklands War, and was sunk by Argentine aircraft in the Falkland Sound on 21 May 1982.

Location

Recorded position: -51.6606, -59.1367 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: South Atlantic Ocean
Nearest coast: Falkland Islands

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Ardent (F184) (revision 1378547782), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.