SS Malay (1921)

	Malay as Swiftsure on May 15, 1921
History
United States
Name	Swiftsure; Malay; Loidesta;
Namesake	Swiftsure Oil Transport Company; Malays, an ethnic group;
Owner	Swiftsure Oil Transport Company (c. 1921); Marine Transport Line (c. 1942); Compania Maritima Ador S.A. (after November 28, 1945);
Operator	C. D. Mallory & Company. (c. 1942); Grosvenor-Dale Company (after April 9, 1942);
Builder	Northwest Steel Company
Yard number	Yard number: 46
Launched	December 15, 1920
Completed	January 1921
Identification	Official number: 221304; Radio call sign: KDSI; ; USSB number: 2865;
General characteristics
Type	Oil tanker
Tonnage	8,206 GRT; 5,092 NRT;
Length	481.067 feet (146.629 m) (overall); 465.583 feet (141.910 m) (between perpendiculars);
Beam	60 feet (18 m)
Draft	26.583 feet (8.102 m)
Capacity	11,900 deadweight tons
Crew	34 men

SS Malay was an American oil tanker built in 1921. She was attacked by the German submarine U-123 on January 19, 1942. She escaped and was repaired, serving throughout the remainder of World War II.