HMS Quorn (M41)
HMS Quorn, the third ship of this name, was a of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 23 January 1988, as the last ship of her class. She was decommissioned in 2017. After decommissioning from Royal Navy, she was sold to Lithuania who renamed her M55 Sūduvis.
Operational history
On 18 March 2007, she was presented with the Freedom of the Borough scroll in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.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, Quorns 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.
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 and and Kiel Week before returning to Portsmouth in July.
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. However, in October 2017 it was revealed that her planned refit would not take place, and Quorn would be decommissioned on 14 December 2017. 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.