Montfort
Name | Montfort |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 6,578 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1899
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Builder | Palmers’ SB. & Iron Co., Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Montfort
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 1 Oct 1918 | U 55 (Alexander Weiß) | Sunk | Torpedoed 170 miles WxS3/4S of Bishop Rock. Hit on the 1st, sank the next day.
| 48° 00'N, 10° 20'W
| London - Montreal
| general cargo
| 5
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| Montfort was in convoy OD128 (sailed Plymouth Sound 30 September) at the time of the attack.
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Position of attack on Montfort
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