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.
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, "Quorn"s crew changed every eight 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.
Fate.
On 30 April 2020 Defence Equipment Services announced she had been sold for £1 million to the Lithuanian Navy.