Ville de Mons
| Name | Ville de Mons | ||
| Type: | Steam passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 7.463 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - American Int Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island PA | ||
| Owner | Société Maritime Anversoise, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Sep, 1940 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 58.20N, 12.00W - Grid AM 1685 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 54 (0 dead and 54 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Liverpool - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | 4378 tons of general cargo, 1280 boxes of pears, 648 tons of corn and 536 tons of wheat | ||
| History | Laid down as Skanawono, completed as Tours. 1924 renamed American Shipper for US Lines Co, New York. In February 1940 sold to Belgium and renamed Ville de Mons. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.35 hours on 2 Sep, 1940, the unescorted Ville de Mons (Master P. Robertson) was hit by one G7e torpedo from a spread of three torpedoes fired by U-47 northeast of Rockall. The ship sank after being hit by a G7a coup de grâce at 17.01 hours. | ||
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