HMS Malaya

Malaya about 1919–1921
History
United Kingdom
NameMalaya
NamesakeFederated Malay States
Ordered1913
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, South Tyneside
Cost£2,945,709
Laid down20 October 1913
Launched18 March 1915
Commissioned1 February 1916
Decommissioned1 December 1944
Stricken12 April 1948
IdentificationPennant number: 3A (1914); 84 (Jan 18);[1] 06 (Apr 18); 01 (Nov 19)[2]
Motto Malem Fero Malis ("I bring evil to the evil")
FateSold for scrap, 20 February 1948
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeQueen Elizabeth-class battleship
Displacement
Length639 ft 9 in (195 m)
Beam90 ft 7 in (27.6 m)
Draught33 ft (10.1 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4 shafts; 2 steam turbine sets
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement1,217 (1919)
Armament
Armour

HMS Malaya was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. Shortly after commissioning in early 1916, she participated in the Battle of Jutland of the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet. In the Second World War, Malaya served mostly in escort duties in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. She was withdrawn from service at the end of 1944, and sold for scrap in 1948.

  1. ^ Colledge, J J (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 34.
  2. ^ Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940". Warship International. 61 (2): 134–66.