Warship Wednesday 8 July 2026: Bringer of Evil to the Evil

Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger If you enjoy my always ad-free Warship Wednesday content, you can support it by buying me a cup of joe at https://buymeacoffee.com/lsozi As Henk says: “Warship Coffee – no sugar, just a pinch of salt!” Warship Wednesday 8 July 2026: Bringer of Evil to the Evil Royal Navy photo via the Imperial War Museum catalog IWM (A 5439) Above we see the patched-up Queen Elizabeth-class 15-inch “super-dreadnought” HMS Malaya (01) sailing past New York City after a much-needed refit at Brooklyn Navy Yard on the U.S. dime, on 9 July 1941, some 85 years ago this week. Note the Empire State Building in the distance The Jutland veteran was a child of WWI and had already seen much hard WWII service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but more work…