SS Richard Montgomery: WW2 wreck in Thames Estuary is 'ticking time bomb', expert warns
A World War Two wreck in the Thames estuary is a ticking time bomb, an expert has warned, as it has not been dealt with 80 ...
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Bomb-laden ship in Thames may also be packed full of mustard gas
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 councillor 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 ...