Nigel Malim

Rear-Admiral Nigel Hugh Malim (5 April 1919 – 23 August 2006) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Second World War. He survived his ship being sunk, and was later commander engineer on the Royal Yacht Britannia, district engineer for Scotland, deputy director of marine engineering, captain of the Royal Naval Engineering College Manadon and chief staff officer (technical) to the commander-in-chief of the Western Fleet.

In retirement he was a deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire.

Service career

A native of Barrow upon Humber in North Lincolnshire, and the son of an engineer, Malim joined the Royal Navy as a cadet on leaving Weymouth College in 1936. In 1941 he was posted to the light cruiser in Scapa Flow and was promoted lieutenant in July of that year. On 13 August 1942, Manchester was torpedoed by two Italian Navy MS -boats while part of a convoy to Malta during the Battle of the Mediterranean, and the ship was so severely damaged that her Captain decided to sink her. Making it to dry land, Malim found himself on the coast of Algeria, where he was arrested by the forces of Vichy France and interned at Laghouat. and retired in 1971.

Private life Malim's interests included yachting and while on Britannia he often sailed with the Duke of Edinburgh. and they had two sons, Jeremy and Timothy, and a daughter, Marquita. Malim died on 23 August 2006 while on holiday in France.

Honours Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 1960 Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1970 Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lincolnshire, 24 November 1987.