HMS Malaya
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HMS Malaya was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. Shortly after commissioning in early 1916, she participated in the Battle of Jutland
Malaya about 1919–1921
15-inch guns of 'A' and 'B' turrets trained to starboard, 6-inch guns in casemates below, c. 1920
Malaya departing New York after repairs, 9 July 1941
Armour-piercing shell – with cap (left) fired on 9 February 1941 into the nave of Genoa Cathedral
Battle of Calabria
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The Battle of Calabria on 9 July 1940, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War between ships of the Regia Marina and those of the Mediterranean Fleet. The bat
HMS Malaya
…was uneventful. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Malaya served with the Mediterranean Fleet, serving as a convoy escort and fighting in the Battle of Calabria and Operation Grog. In March 1941, she was transferred to the North Atlantic to perform convoy escort duties, during which she prevented the German…
Italian battleship Giulio Cesare, 9 July 1940
The aircraft carrier, HMS Eagle, at Alexandria in December 1940.
Example of a Cant Z.506 in flight
Italian sailors watch British shells land near their ship in the Battle of Calabria