Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Torch:
, a fireship, purchased in 1804 and sold in 1807 , formerly the French Torche captured in 1805, renamed but never commissioned. She was broken up in 1811. , launched in 1845 and sold in 1856. , a launched in 1859 and broken up in 1881. , an sloop launched in 1894. She was transferred to the New Zealand government in 1917 as Firebrand. , a launched in 1918 and sold in 1929.
In addition one vessel of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service has been named Torch , a torpedo recovery vessel launched in 1979 and sold in 1999.
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