BORN HULL 1860. SON OF GEORGE BYGOLT SMITH & HANNAH COOK SMITH. HUSBAND OF FRANCES ANN VANN. DIED AT SEA ON 11/07/1916, AGED 56. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON TRINITY HOUSE MEMORIAL. HIS NAME IS ALSO INSCRIBED ON THE KIRKELLA WAR MEMORIAL AT ST ANDREWS’ CHURCH.
Calypso SS, was a 2,876grt British Merchant ship, built in 1904 by Earles SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and owned by T. Wilson, Sons & Co., Ltd., Hull . There was accommodation for 57-1st, 44-2nd and 863-3rd class passengers.
Taken up by the Admiralty in November 1914, she was renamed HMS CALYX and armed with 8 x 4.7inch and 2 x 3pounder guns. She served with the 10th Cruiser Squadron until 26.6.1915 when she was returned to the Wilson Line.
On the 10th July 1916, in the North Sea, when about 15 miles west of Listafjorden, Norway she was torpedoed, without warning and sunk by German submarine U-53 when on route from London for Christiania carrying a general cargo. 30 lives lost, including Master.
