British battleship HMS Malaya in a floating dock, Malta Thomas Murray 1581 (1882-1884)

1581 (1882-1884)

Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

One of Gladstone's first moves when assuming office at the beginning of 1886 was to introduce his Irish Home Rule Bill

28th June 1990

scolds him in a genial manner

British battleship HMS Malaya in a floating dock, Malta Thomas Murray 1581 (1882-1884)British battleship HMS 'Malaya' in a floating dock, Malta, c1937. HMS 'Malaya' entered service with the Royal Navy in 1916, sustaining heavy damage at the Battle of Jutland later that year. During the Second World War she served predominantly in the Mediterranean, often on convoy escort duty. 'Malaya' was withdrawn from service in 1944 and was scrapped four years later.