Allied Warships
HMS Quail (G 45)
Destroyer of the Q class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-17782
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Q |
| Pennant | G 45 |
| Built by | Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 2 Apr 1940 |
| Laid down | 30 Sep 1940 |
| Launched | 1 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 7 Jan 1943 |
| Lost | 18 Jun 1944 |
| Loss position | 40.05N, 17.52E |
| History | HMS Quail (Lt.Cdr. Robert Fergus Jenks, RN) was damaged by a mine south of Calabria, Italy on 15 November 1943. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Quail |
Commands listed for HMS Quail (G 45)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Fergus Jenks, RN | 16 Nov 1942 | early 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Quail include:
5 Jun 2002
An Italian diver team, led by Claudia Serpieri, found the wreck of HMS Quail and filmed it. The ship lies at a depth of 90 meters. All the checking made thereafter matched with HMS Quail.
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