HMS Ardent was launched by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO on the 9th May 1975.
A warship is nothing without its crew and the ARDENT was no different, this random collection of photographs, from many contributors, provide a behind the scenes view of life onboard ARDENT before the Falklands War.
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