Malaya II
British Motor merchant
The Malaya II under her former name Malaya. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Malaya II | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 8,651 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Burmeister & Wain´s Maskin & Skibsbyggeri A/S, Copenhagen | ||
| Owner | United Baltic Co, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Jun 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-564 (Reinhard Suhren) | ||
| Position | 59° 56'N, 30° 35'W - Grid AK 2432 | ||
| Complement | 49 (43 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-133 | ||
| Route | Montreal - Halifax (16 Jun) - Cardiff | ||
| Cargo | 3698 tons of metal, 2143 tons of wheat and 413 tons of TNT | ||
| History | Completed in July 1921 as Malaya for A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen. In July 1940 seized by Britain at Freetown and renamed Malaya II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.55 hours on 27 June 1941, U-564 (Suhren) fired three single torpedoes in one minute intervals at convoy HX-133 east of Cape Farewell and observed three hits. The Maasdam and Malaya II were sunk and the Kongsgaard was damaged. The Malaya II (Master Vilhelm Kragelund) in station #91 was hit by one torpedo in hold #2 and disintegrated when the cargo of dynamite exploded. The master, 38 crew members and four gunners were lost. Six crew members were picked up by HMCS Collingwood (K 180) (T/Lt W. Woods, RCNR) and landed at Reykjavik. | ||
| On board | We have details of 42 people who were on board. | ||
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