HMS '' Torbay '' was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched at Deptford Dockyard on 16 December 1693 . In 1707 , she served as flagship of Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir John Norris and belonged to Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell 's fleet . She saw action during the unsuccessful Battle of Toulon and was present during the great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly when Shovell and four of his ships ( '' Association '' , '' Firebrand '' , '' Romney '' and '' Eagle '' ) were lost , claiming the lives of nearly 2,000 sailors . '' Torbay '' suffered little to no damage and finally managed to reach Portsmouth
great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly
Scilly naval disaster of 1707
HMS Torbay (1693)