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HMS Malcolm was one of eight Admiralty-type destroyer leaders (known as Scott-class destroyers) built for the Royal Navy during World War I.She was the first of only two Royal Navy ships to carry the name Malcolm, although HMS Valkyrie was originally planned to bear the name.
The first reliable report of Malcolm II's reign is an attack in 1006 of territory under the Northumbrian rulers of Bamburgh (the lands between the River Forth and the River Tees, roughly ancient Bernicia), perhaps the customary crech ríg (literally royal prey, a raid by a new king made to demonstrate prowess in war), which involved a siege of Durham.
HMS Malcolm could refer to any of the following Royal Navy ships: HMS Malcolm was the original name for the Admiralty V-class destroyer leader HMS Valkyrie (1917), launched in 1917 and broken up in 1936; HMS Malcolm (D19) was an Admiralty type flotilla leader, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1945
In early 1916, the Director of Naval Construction prepared a design for a destroyer leader suitable to lead the new R-class destroyers.The first two ships of the new class, Malcolm and Montrose were ordered from William Denny and Brothers in April 1916, with three more being ordered from other builders in July that year.
Allocated to 11th Destroyer Flotilla in September 1939. Convoy escort during World War II, sold for breaking up 18 February 1947. Malcolm; built by Cammell Laird, laid down 5 March 1918, launched 29 May 1919 and completed 1919. Convoy escort during World War II, sold for breaking up 25 July 1945.
After Operation Rival, Wivern was transferred to Western Approaches Command with Wild Swan, the destroyer leader HMS Malcolm, and the destroyer HMS Veteran to serve in the 5th Escort Group, based at Liverpool, for convoy escort work in the North Atlantic Ocean. She carried out these duties for the rest of 1940 without major incident. [1]
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The Battle of Alnwick is one of two battles fought near the town of Alnwick in Northumberland, England. In the battle, which occurred on 13 November 1093, Malcolm III of Scotland, later known as Malcolm Canmore, was killed together with his son Edward by an army of English knights led by Robert de Mowbray.