Montreal
Name | Montreal |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,342 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1896
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Builder | R. Napier & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow
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Operator | Cie. Générale Transatlantique, Havre
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Montreal
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 24 Mar 1917 | U 46 (Leo Hillebrand) | Sunk | Torpedoed 77 miles NE of Cape Ortegal
| 45° 40'N, 7° 40'W
| Havre - Bordeaux - West Indies
| Misc. 50 t.
| 22
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| Montreal drifted during 2 days before sinking, the derelict being found on the 26th by a british patrol boat who on this occasion saved one of the ship's boys. This young guy had been mistakenly left behind.
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Position of attack on Montreal
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