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HMS Torch
List of ships with the same or similar names From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Torch:
- HMS Torch (1804), a fireship, purchased in 1804 and sold in 1807
- HMS Torch (1805), formerly the French Torche captured in 1805, renamed but never commissioned. She was broken up in 1811.
- HMS Torch (1845), launched in 1845 and sold in 1856.
- HMS Torch (1859), a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1859 and broken up in 1881.
- HMS Torch (1894), an Alert-class sloop launched in 1894. She was transferred to the New Zealand government in 1917 as Firebrand.
- HMS Torch (1918), a S-class destroyer launched in 1918 and sold in 1929.
In addition one vessel of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service has been named Torch
- RMAS Torch (A141), a torpedo recovery vessel launched in 1979 and sold in 1999.
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References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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