HMS Quail
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HMS Quail
was a Q class destroyer laid down by Hawthorn
Leslie & Company in Hebburn in September 1940. She was launched in June 1942 and
was commissioned seven months later. She
was assigned to Home Fleet in Scapa Flow and took part as
an escort in two convoys. In August and September 1943 she
participated in operations in the Adriatic Sea and
Mediterranean. She was transferred to Bari in October
1943, and under a patrol she hit a mine 15. November laid
out by the German uboat U-453. Quail was beached nearby
and later towed to Bari, then Taranot for repairs. It was
deceided to tow her to Malta, and under tow she
capsized and sank 18. May 1944. The wreck was found by
the Italian technical diver Claudia Serpieri in
June 2002. The wreck rest today on a depth of 90 meter in
the gulf of Taranto.
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40.05N, 17.52E ( Source: Naval History ) ![]() Picture: HMS Quail - G45 Courtesy of Imperial War Museum, Photo FL17782 Last updated: September 2019 |
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