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.[3]
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.[5] However, in October 2017 it was revealed that her planned refit would not take place, and Quorn would be decommissioned on 14 December 2017.[6]
Lithuanian Navyedit
On 30 April 2020 Defence Equipment Services announced she had been sold for £1 million to the Lithuanian Navy.[7][8] 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.[9]
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quorn, other, ships, with, same, name, quorn, quorn, third, ship, this, name, hunt, class, mine, countermeasures, vessel, royal, navy, launched, january, 1988, last, ship, class, quorn, 2001history, united, kingdom, namehms, quorn, operatorroyal, navy, builder. For other ships with the same name see HMS Quorn HMS Quorn the third ship of this name was a Hunt class mine countermeasures vessel of the Royal Navy She was launched on 23 January 1988 as the last ship of her class HMS Quorn in 2001History United Kingdom NameHMS Quorn OperatorRoyal Navy BuilderVosper Thornycroft Launched23 January 1988 Sponsored byLady Rosemary Thompson Commissioned1989 Decommissioned14 December 2017 IdentificationIMO number 4906692 MMSI number 234628000 Pennant number M41 FateSold to Lithuania April 2020 General characteristics Class and typeHunt class mine countermeasures vessel Displacement750 t 740 long tons 830 short tons 1 Length60 m 196 ft 10 in Beam9 8 m 32 ft 2 in Draught2 2 m 7 ft 3 in Propulsion2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel 3 540 shp Speed17 kn 31 km h 20 mph Complement45 6 officers amp 39 ratings Sensors and processing systemsSonar Type 2193 Electronic warfare amp decoysSeaFox mine disposal system Diver placed explosive charges Armament1 30mm DS30M Mk2 gun 2 Miniguns 3 General purpose machine guns Entering Portsmouth Harbour October 2008 Contents 1 Operational history 2 Lithuanian Navy 3 Affiliations 4 References 5 External linksOperational history editOn 18 March 2007 she was presented with the Freedom of the Borough scroll in Melton Mowbray Leicestershire 2 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 3 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 Iron Duke and Ocean and Kiel Week before returning to Portsmouth in July 4 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 5 However in October 2017 it was revealed that her planned refit would not take place and Quorn would be decommissioned on 14 December 2017 6 Lithuanian Navy editOn 30 April 2020 Defence Equipment Services announced she had been sold for 1 million to the Lithuanian Navy 7 8 In July 2022 the Ministry of Defence announced that Harland amp Wolff Appledore had been awarded the 55 million contract to renovate and restore the ship to an operational state 9 Affiliations editIpswich Suffolk 10 Melton Mowbray Leicestershire Quorn Leicestershire The Quorn HuntReferences edit Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels Specifications GlobalSecurity org 11 July 2011 Retrieved 15 March 2019 Freedom of the Borough Melton Borough Council Retrieved 15 March 2019 HMS Quorn sails home to Portsmouth after three years in gulf Royal Navy 3 September 2014 Retrieved 15 March 2019 HMS Quorn returns to Portsmouth after busy NATO deployment Royal Navy 2 July 2015 Retrieved 15 March 2019 Minehunters go undercover as Quorn and Atherstone begin revamp Royal Navy 13 December 2016 Retrieved 15 March 2019 Reid Nick 27 October 2017 Royal Navy ship that carries town s name to be scrapped Birmingham Mail Retrieved 15 March 2019 Sale of mine hunting vessel to Lithuania could generate contract for British shipbuilding firm Defence Equipment Support 30 April 2020 Retrieved 1 May 2020 Brief News Ships Monthly July 2020 page 17 Devon yard awarded 55m work to overhaul ship for Lithuania UK Defence Journal 14 July 2022 Ipswich to get another warship Ipswich Star 4 February 2009 Retrieved 15 March 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 4906692 HMS Quorn M 41 Royal Navy London Ministry of Defence Archived from the original on 26 July 2019 HMS Quorn M41 Ship Spotting World nbsp This article about a specific naval minesweeper of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Quorn M41 amp oldid 1132060118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
