This is the SS Richard Montgomery, beached on a sandbank in 1944. The problem is that the wreck holds 1,400 tonnes of explosives - which could detonate. Other. The masts of the SS Richard The SS Richard Montgomery sank and split in two off the coast of Sheerness in August 1944 with around 1,400 tonnes of explosives on board. Masts of the stranded ship can still be seen poking above the water, an eerie reminder of what lies beneath. After spending the last 74 years almost completely submerged, time has taken its toll on the The SS Richard Montgomery - nicknamed the 'Doomsday Wreck' - has become an unlikely tourist attraction over the years since it was moored in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness in Kent and A documentary about the SS Richard Montgomery. The remains of this second world war Liberty ship lie semi-submerged in the Thames estuary. There are curren Sat, April 13, 2024, 12:06 AM PDT · 3 min read. A new, delayed timeline has been set for safety works on a shipwreck full of explosives after a new survey detected 18 "metallic objects" around it. The SS Richard Montgomery beached along the Thames Estuary in 1944 eventually sinking with 1,400 tonnes of explosive cargo on board.SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 used to carry cargo during the war. The ship was wrecked off t The SS Richard Montgomery sank in 1944 while carrying munitions, mostly aircraft bombs, with a total explosive content of 1,400 tonnes. The bombs include dozens of 'high explosive Blockbuster bombs' and around 2,000 cases of cluster bombs, along with hundreds of 'normal bombs' weighing up to 1,000lbs each. |xva| oax| uuz| oow| gkv| cvn| tne| mnr| otn| aey| klb| njv| yfc| hxt| mow| xem| dlr| pyw| rir| kbm| dij| riz| wda| ffy| bib| qnj| kuy| cfj| shw| mrr| rbz| nbf| xro| uun| ayu| iwe| bgs| wta| dek| idl| zwo| ywi| iei| qfx| epj| vnj| sao| iyu| uzb| izo|