HMS Torbay

Five ships of the British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

have been named HMS ''Torbay'', after

Torbay Torbay is a borough and unitary authority in Devon, south west England. It is governed by Torbay Council and consists of of land, including the resort towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, located on east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme ...

on the southwest English coast. * , an 80-gun

second rate In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a second-rate was a ship of the line which by the start of the 18th century mounted 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks; earlier 17th-century second rates had fewer guns ...

launched in 1693, rebuilt in 1719 and broken up in 1749. * HMS ''Torbay'' was previously , a 90-gun second rate launched in 1683, renamed ''Torbay'' in 1750 and sold in 1785. * , an launched in 1919. She was transferred to the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...

in 1928 and renamed . She was sold in 1937. * , a T-class

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launched in 1940 and sold in 1945. * , a nuclear

launched 1985 and decommissioned in 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Torbay Royal Navy ship names