H.M.S. Malaya (1915)
| H.M.S. Malaya | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 06 (April, 1918) |
| Built By: | Armstrong's, Elswick |
| Laid Down: | 20 October, 1913 |
| Launched: | 18 March, 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 19 February, 1916 |
| Sold: | 20 February, 1948 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Malaya allegedly had the first billiards table in the Grand Fleet.(p. 16, Transcript of interview with Paymaster Rear-Admiral Keith Macleod Lawder in possession of the University of Leeds Library)
Malaya began preliminary gun trials on 21 February, 1916, during which a boy in Fore Control was knocked unconscious by a blow on the head and had to be lowered down from the Fore Top in a splint stretcher.(University of Leeds, Liddle Collection, RNMN/Lorimer, p. 114)
In July, 1916 a Lieutenant of Marines, Lieutenant "Pongo" Kitchen, was dismissed the ship after writing an uncensored letter to his father, the editor of the Glasgow Herald. He had bypassed the ship's censor Surgeon Lorimer, R.N.V.R. by posting it ashore at Alness.(University of Leeds, Liddle Collection, RNMN/Lorimer, p. 133)
On 24 August, 1916 Malaya was presented with a silver bell from the Federated Malay States, in a ceremony attended by the High Commissioner for the Straits Settlements, Sir Ernest Beach, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan Thomas. Four smaller bells were made for the Captain, the Wardroom, the Gunroom and the Warrant Officers' Mess. Admiral Jellicoe rang the bell into service by sounding off eight bells.(University of Leeds, Liddle Collection, RNMN/Lorimer, p. 135)
Contents
Jutland
According to notes made by Lawder on signal forms (S.—1320c.) Malaya turned 16 points in succession at 4.58.(University of Leeds, Liddle Collection, RNMN/Lawder K M/3 p. 2)
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors
Main Battery
Malaya was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower. Hers did not feature double cam grooves with two rollers[1].
Secondary Battery
Her 6-in guns were to be served by a pair of pedestal-mounted directors[2], possibly situated high on her forward superstructure.
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
Like all her sisters except H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913) (which had a Mark IV), Malaya had a Mark IV* Dreyer table[3]. She was also outfitted with 4 (?) Turret Control Tables[4].
Miscellaneous
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. p. 142
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. p. 143
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
Bibliography
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