HMS Quorn (L66)
HMS ''Quorn'' was a destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1940 and sunk off the Normandy coast on 3 August 1944. The class were named after British fox hunting, fox and stag hunts, in this case, the Quorn Hunt, which was originally based in Quorn Leicestershire. ''Quorn'' was built by J. Samuel White and Co. at Cowes, Isle of Wight. A Type 1 Hunt-class destroyer, she was launched on 27 March 1940 and completed on 21 September 1940 with the pennant number L66. She was adopted by the civil community of Rushden, Northamptonshire, as part of Warship Week in 1942. Service history 1941 ''Quorn'' joined the 21st Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich Dockyard, Harwich. The flotilla was tasked with convoy protection, anti-shipping and patrol duties. ''Quorn'' would stay with the flotilla for the whole of her commission. In April ''Quorn'' was superficially damaged by two delay-action bombs, that exploded from her port quarter. In August whilst on passage from Harwich Dockyard, Harwich t ...
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