Montrolite
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| Name | Montrolite | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 11.309 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel | ||
| Owner | Imperial Oil Shipping Co Ltd, Toronto | ||
| Homeport | Toronto | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Feb, 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-109 (Heinrich Bleichrodt) | ||
| Position | 35.14N, 60.05W - Grid CB 9713 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (28 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Trinidad - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Crude oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.42 hours on 5 Feb, 1942, the unescorted Montrolite (Master John White) was hit by one of two stern torpedoes from U-109 northeast of Bermuda. The U-boat had followed the tanker since 21.22 hours on 4 February. She sank by the stern within five minutes, after being hit by a coup de grāce at 02.32 hours. The master, 26 crew members and one gunner were lost. 17 crew members and three gunners were picked up by the British merchant Winkleigh (5468 tons) and landed at Halifax on 10 February. | ||
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