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Fears bomb-laden 'Doomsday WW2 shipwreck' could unleash poison gas in River Thames
The SS Richard Montgomery sank in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, Kent, in August 1944, taking some 1,400 tons of American bombs to the bottom. But Southend councilor Stephen Aylen fears that ...
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Lifting Block from SS Richard Montgomery
The SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty Ship built during WWII to transport amunitions from America to Europe. The ship ran aground on the 20th August 1944 with nearly 1,500 tonnes of ...
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Masts to be cut from Thames Estuary wreck packed with explosives
The SS Richard Montgomery was anchored in Sheerness when it grounded and broke up in 1944 and now lies under the water on a sandbank (pictured bottom right) The masts are set to be cut from a ...
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Lifting Block from SS Richard Montgomery
The SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty Ship built during WWII to transport amunitions from America to Europe. The ship ran aground on the 20th August 1944 with nearly 1,500 tonnes of ...