Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 48A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Calliope |
Mike: On July 12th, 1917, Calliope, on voyage from Sevilla to Newport with a cargo of iron ore, was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-155 (Kapit?nleutnant Karl Meusel) in position 35?N-17?W, 150 miles North of Madeira. All 27 crew died. |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
On July 9th 1917, the British steamer SS Calliope, on a voyage from Sevilla to Newport, Montreal with a cargo of ore, was sunk by the German submarine U-155 (Karl Meusel), some 150 miles north of Madeira. Sunk with all 27 hands and posted as missing.
S/S CALLIOPE; was owned by the Calliope Steamship Co. Ltd, London (Scaramanga Bros.) and built in 1900 by William Pickersgill & Sons, Sunderland; 2,883 tons; 324x47.1x21.7 ft. ; 282 n.h.p.; 9.5knots; triple expansion engines.
On July 12th, 1917, Calliope, was on a voyage from Sevilla Spain to Newport with a cargo of iron ore, was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-155 (Kapitaenleutnant Karl Meusel) 150 miles North of Madeira. All 27 crew died.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Connaught No. 2981 E.C. | Durham |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd September 1912 | 19th December 1912 | 27th January 1912 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley