QuickCheck: Did the Federated Malay States fund construction of a battleship in the 1910s?

OVER the years, it has been claimed online that the four Federated Malay States – Selangor, Perak, Negri Sembilan and Pahang – funded the construction of a Royal Navy battleship that was named HMS Malaya. Is this true? Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/true-or-not/2023/01/11/quickcheck-did-the-federated-malay-states-fund-construction-of-a-battleship-in-the-1910s