"Martin" was allocated to the escort group for Force "H" in Operation “Torch”, the landings in North Africa. She sailed from Scapa Flow on 30 October as part of the escort for Force "H", and after fuelling at Gibraltar on 5 November re-joined Force "H"- the covering force to the landings at Algiers and Oran, on 8 November. The task of Force "H" was to guard against action by the Italian fleet, during the landings. "Martin" was torpedoed by under command of Wilhelm Dommes on the morning of 10 November as a result of which she blew up and sank in position . The only survivors were five officers and 59 ratings picked up by the destroyer .