Montana
The Montana under her former name Paula. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Montana | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.549 tons | ||
| Completed | 1934 - Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör | ||
| Owner | US Maritime Commission, Washington DC | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Sep, 1941 | Nationality:  Panaman | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-105 (Georg Schewe) | ||
| Position | 63.40N, 35.50W - Grid AD 7195 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 25 (18 dead and 7 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Wilmington - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | Timber | ||
| History | In April 1940, the Danish Paula of J. Lauritzen, Copenhagen was laid up in New York. On 2 Aug, 1941, the ship was taken over by the USA, renamed Montana by the US Maritime Commission and registered in Panama. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.50 hours on 11 Sep, 1941, the unescorted Montana was hit near the bridge by one of four torpedoes fired by U-105 and sank by the bow about 400 miles northeast of Cape Farewell. | ||
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