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HMS Torbay

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Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Torbay, after Torbay on the southwest English coast.

  • HMS Torbay, an 80-gun second rate launched in 1693, rebuilt in 1719 and broken up in 1749.
  • HMS Torbay was previously HMS Neptune, a 90-gun second rate launched in 1683, renamed Torbay in 1750 and sold in 1785.
  • HMS Torbay, an S-class destroyer launched in 1919. She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1928 and renamed HMCS Champlain. She was sold in 1937.
  • HMS Torbay, a T-class submarine launched in 1940 and sold in 1945.
  • HMS Torbay, a Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine launched 1985 and currently in service.
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    HMS Torbay Wikipedia