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Saturday 20 August 2016

British battleship HMS Malaya underway from India towards Malacca according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 12 January 1921

Queen Elizabeth-class

An item dated Calcutta, India 11th reported that at Madras the duke of Connaught (1) was disembarked. The British battleship HMS Malaya (2) continued her voyage towards Malacca the same morning.

Notes
1. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1 May 1850 Buckingham Palace, London, England)-16 January 1942 Bagshot Park, Surrey, England), governor general of Canada 13 October 1911-11 November 1916)
2. Of the Queen-Elizabeth-class consisting of the Queen Elizabeth, Malaya, Warspite, Valiant, Barham, Malaya and the in 1914 cancelled Agincourt. Preceded by the Iron Duke-class and succeeded by the Revenge-class. Pennant 01. Laid down at Armstrong Whitworth and Company, High Walker, Tyneside, England on 20 October 1913, launched on 18 March 1915, commissioned on 1 February 1916, in reserve since end of 1943, used as target in Loch Striven 15/17 May 1944, decommissioned to be used if needed as bombardment battleship, decommissioned becoming accommodation ship for torpedo school  end 1944 and sold to Metal Industries on 20 February 1948 and broken up at Faslane, Scotland in 1948. Building costs 2.045.709 pond sterling.