HMS Malaya
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| Name: | HMS Malaya |
| Namesake: | Federated Malay States |
| Ordered: | 1913 |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Cost: | £2,945,709 |
| Laid down: | 20 October 1913 |
| Launched: | 18 March 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 1 February 1916 |
| Decommissioned: | 1944 |
| Struck: | 12 April 1948 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 20 February 1948 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | Queen Elizabeth-class battleship |
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| Length: | 643 ft 9 in (196.2 m) |
| Beam: | 90 ft 7 in (27.6 m) |
| Draught: | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
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| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,260 km; 5,750 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 1,217 (1919) |
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HMS Malaya was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Shortly after commissioning in 1916, she participated in the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. Other than that battle, and the inconclusive Action of 19 August, her service during the First World War generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea.
The Queen Elizabeth-class ships were designed to form a fast squadron for the fleet that was intended to operate against the leading ships of the opposing battleline. This required maximum offensive power and a speed several knots faster than any other battleship to allow them to defeat any type of ship.
Malaya had a length overall of 643 feet 9 inches (196.2 m), a beam of 90 feet 7 inches (27.6 m) and a deep draught of 33 feet (10.1 m). She had a normal displacement of 32,590 long tons (33,110 t) and displaced 33,260 long tons (33,794 t) at deep load. She was powered by two sets of Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam from 24 Yarrow boilers. The turbines were rated at 75,000 shp (56,000 kW) and intended to reach a maximum speed of 24 knots (44.4 km/h; 27.6 mph). Malaya had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km; 5,754 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph). Her crew numbered 1,217 officers and ratings in 1919.
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