HMS Malaya (01)
HMS Malaya (01) before the war
| Name | HMS Malaya (01) | ||
| Type: | Battleship (Queen Elizabeth) | ||
| Tonnage | 31.100 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 20 Mar, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-106 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | 20.02N, 25.50W - Grid DT 7643 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-68 | ||
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| History | Further informations available here: HMS Malaya (01) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.23 hours on 20 Mar, 1941, U-106 attacked the shadow of a merchant ship with a spread of two stern torpedoes in bad light from the port side of the convoy SL-68 about 250 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Oesten heard hits after 2 minutes 37 seconds and 3 minutes 35 seconds. One torpedo damaged the HMS Malaya (01) and the other the Meerkerk. The HMS Malaya (01) was hit by the torpedo on the port side, causing considerable damage. Due to the flooding of some rooms the ship took a list of 7 degrees, but safely reached Trinidad. After temporary repairs were made, she continued to the New York Navy Yard, where the battleship was docked for 4 months. On 9 July, the ship left for the Clyde, arriving on 28 July. | ||
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