HMS Quorn (M41)
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HMS Quorn, the third ship of this name, was a {{sclass2|Hunt|mine countermeasures vessel}} of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 23 January 1988, as the last ship of her class.
Operational history
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On 18 March 2007, she was presented with the Freedom of the Borough scroll in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.{{cite web |url=https://www.melton.gov.uk/info/100004/my_council/912/freedom_of_the_borough |title=Freedom of the Borough |website=Melton Borough Council |accessdate=15 March 2019}}
From May 2011 to September 2014, Quorn was deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the Royal Navy's permanent presence in the region. Based in Bahrain, Quorn{{'}}s crew changed every six months enabling the ship to remain on station for a prolonged period without the costs associated with returning to the United Kingdom. During the deployment, Quorn was "twinned" with American minehunter {{USS|Devastator|MCM-6|6}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/september/03/140903-quorn-home |title=HMS Quorn sails home to Portsmouth after three years in gulf |date=3 September 2014 |website=Royal Navy |access-date=15 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220054/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/september/03/140903-quorn-home|archive-date=2017-10-02}}
Quorn spent the late spring and summer of 2015 on deployment in northern European waters, including the Baltic Sea as part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1). During the deployment, she took part in Exercise Joint Warrior off Scotland, BALTOPS 2015 alongside HM Ships {{HMS|Iron Duke|F234|2}} and {{HMS|Ocean|L12|2}} and Kiel Week before returning to Portsmouth in July.{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/july/02/150702-hms-quorn-returns-to-portsmouth |title=HMS Quorn returns to Portsmouth after busy NATO deployment |date=2 July 2015 |website=Royal Navy |access-date=15 March 2019}}
After spending a period alongside in extended readiness, Quorn was lifted out of the water into the "Minor War Vessels Centre of Specialisation"; the former shipbuilding hall at HMNB Portsmouth in December 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/december/13/161213-minehunters-go-undercover-as-quorn-and-atherstone-begin-revamp |title=Minehunters go undercover as Quorn and Atherstone begin revamp |date=13 December 2016 |website=Royal Navy |access-date=15 March 2019}} However, in October 2017 it was revealed that her planned refit would not take place, and Quorn would be decommissioned on 14 December 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/royal-navy-ship-carries-towns-13819020 |title=Royal Navy ship that carries town's name to be scrapped |first=Nick |last=Reid |date=27 October 2017 |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |accessdate=15 March 2019}} The ship's bell and naval ensign were presented to Quorn Parish Council in 2018 and are on display in the town's community library.{{cite web |url=https://www.quornmuseum.com/artefacts/pdf/2406.pdf |title=HMS Quorn |publisher=Quorn Village Museum |access-date=23 July 2024 |p=4}}
Lithuanian Navy
On 30 April 2020 Defence Equipment Services announced she had been sold for £1 million to the Lithuanian Navy.{{cite news |author= |title=Sale of mine-hunting vessel to Lithuania could generate contract for British shipbuilding firm |url=http://www.des.mod.uk/mine-hunter-sale |work=Defence Equipment Support |date=30 April 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020}}Brief News Ships Monthly July 2020 page 17 In July 2022 the Ministry of Defence announced that Harland & Wolff Appledore had been awarded the £55 million contract to renovate and restore the ship to an operational state.{{Cite news |date=14 July 2022 |title=Devon yard awarded £55m work to overhaul ship for Lithuania | work=UK Defence Journal | url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/devon-yard-awarded-110m-work-to-overhaul-ship-for-lithuania/}}
Affiliations
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External links
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- {{cite web |title=HMS Quorn (M 41) |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-quorn |website=Royal Navy |publisher=Ministry of Defence |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726005644/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-quorn |archive-date=26 July 2019 |location=London |url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web |url=http://ship.spottingworld.com/HMS_Quorn_(M41) |title=HMS Quorn (M41) |website=Ship Spotting World}}
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Category:Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels
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