HMS Toronto explained

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Toronto. A fourth was renamed before being launched:

• was a schooner launched in 1799 and wrecked and subsequently broken up in 1811.
• was a schooner listed in 1813 and wrecked in 1817.
• was a wooden paddle steamer built as Sir Charles Adam in 1834 purchased in 1838 by the RN from the US and sold in 1843.
• HMS Toronto was to have been an . She was renamed before her launch in 1943, and was broken up in 1957.