Sydney Keith Smyth OBE, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 12 Feb 1930 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Sydney Keith Smyth, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Scotstoun | Capt. (retired) | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 2 Sep 1939 | 13 Jun 1940 |
| HMS Milford (L 51 / U 51) | Capt. (retired) | Sloop | 20 Jun 1940 | 22 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Enterprise (D 52) | Capt. (retired) | Light cruiser | 2 Oct 1944 | 24 Oct 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Scotstoun ()
19 Oct 1939
The German tanker Biscaya (6386 GRT) is intercepted and captured in the Denmark Strait in position 66º30'N, 23º00'W by the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Scotstoun (Capt. S.K. Smyth, RN).
21 Oct 1939
The German merchant Poseidon (5864 GRT) is intercepted in the Denmark Strait by the British armed merchant cruisers HMS Transylvania (Capt. F.N. Miles, RN) and HMS Scotstoun (Capt. S.K. Smyth, RN). However before she can be captured the German crew attempted to scuttle their ship but this failed. The damaged ship was taken in tow but sinks in bad weather on the 26th.
19 Nov 1939
HMS Scotstoun (Capt. S.K. Smyth, RN) captures the German merchant Eilbeck (2185 GRT) north-west of Ireland in position 58º45N, 14º10W.