Montreal City
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| Name | Montreal City | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.066 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - North of Ireland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Londonderry | ||
| Owner | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | ||
| Homeport | Bristol | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-591 (Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche) | ||
| Position | 50.23N, 38.00W - Grid BD 1167 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 39 (39 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ONS-152 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Bristol - Milford Haven - New York | ||
| Cargo | 1800 tons of general cargo, including china clay | ||
| History | Built as Pinar del Rio for Santa Clara SS Co Ltd, Liverpool. 1933 renamed Montreal City for Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.56 hours on 21 Dec, 1942, the Montreal City (Master Edward Roylands W. Chanter), a straggler from convoy ONS-152, was torpedoed by U-591 northeast of Cape Race and sunk by a coup de grâce at 04.09 hours. The master, 31 crew members and seven gunners were lost. | ||
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