HMS Malaya 1941

No hits on HMS Malaya, if I have googled correctly?

Navy:The Royal Navy
Type:Battleship
Class:Queen Elizabeth
Pennant:01
Built by:Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Wallsend
Ordered:, 1913
Laid down:20 Oct, 1913
Launched:18 Mar, 1915
Commissioned:1 Feb, 1916
End service: History: Served in WW1 including Jutland. Rebuilt twice
between Wars. The latter rebuilt saw the addition of a new hanger and
fixed catapult aft of the funnel, two cranes were provided to support the
movement of the aircraft. The single 4" AA gun mounts were replaced by
twin mounts. Two 8-barrelled 2 pounder pom pom's were provided (on each
side of the funnel) and two quad 0.5" machine guns were mounted on X
turret. Two HA DCT (High Angle Director Control Tower) were fitted to
support the new anti-aircraft guns.

Following the start of the war a Type AW (Air Warning) 286 Radar was
fitted at the masthead, A Type SR (Surface Radar) 284 radar on the LA
DCT (Low Angle Director Control Tower) and a Type HA (High Angle) 285 on
each of the HA DCT's. Some 20 additional 20 mm Oerlikon guns were added.
In 1942 the aircraft and catapult were removed and two twin 4" AA gun
mounts were added to the flight deck, two more 8 barrelled 2 pounder pom
poms were added on the aft superstructure, the number of 20 mm Oerlikon
cannons was increased to 31. A type (SW) 271 radar was added to the top
of of the foremast. The two forward 6 inch guns were removed.

HMS Malaya was withdrawn from service at the end of 1944 and placed in
reserve and served as an accomodation ship. Sold on 20 February 1948 to
Metal Industries and arrived at Faslane on 12 April 1948 for scrapping.

Hit by U-boat
Damaged on 20 Mar, 1941 by U-106 (Oesten).

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