SS Richard Montgomery 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | SS Richard Montgomery | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | liberty ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | England | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 9 km from land |
| Position | 51.4658, 0.7867 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the British Army during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War and then in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
She was wrecked on the Nore sandbank in the Thames Estuary, near Sheerness, Kent, England, in August 1944, while carrying a cargo of munitions. About 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of explosives remain on board presenting a hazard whose likelihood of explosion is variously asserted to be low to moderate.
Location
- Recorded position: 51.4658, 0.7867 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
- Nearest coast: England
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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