Mont Louis
Canadian Steam merchant
| Name | Mont Louis | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,905 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Hall Corporation of Canada, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | Montreal | ||
| Date of attack | 9 May 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-162 (Jürgen Wattenberg) | ||
| Position | 8° 23'N, 58° 44'W - Grid EO 1973 | ||
| Complement | 21 (13 dead and 8 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Paramaribo - Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | Bauxite | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.12 hours on 9 May 1942 the unescorted Mont Louis (Master Walter Bowen) was torpedoed and sunk by U-162 southwest of Trinidad. 13 crew members were lost. The master and seven crew members were picked up by the Mona Marie and landed at Georgetown on 10 May. | ||
| On board | We have details of 16 people who were on board. | ||
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