Richard Montgomery
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Richard
Montgomery was a EC2-S--C1 type Liberty ship laid down at
St.Johns River Shipbuilding Company in Jacksonville in
March 1943, and was launched two months later. She left
Philadelphia in early August 1944 loaded with 6127 tons of
ammunition, with final destination Cherbourg in France.
She arrived England to await new escorts, and was ordered
to anchor outside Sheerness in the Thames Estuary. 20.
August 1944 a strong gale forced her to drag the anchor
and she ran aground outside Sheppey. Three days later an
operation to remove the cargo started, and they succeeded
in removing about a quarter before she sank in early
September. Today the wreck rest on her keel broken in two
parts on depth 15 meter. Her three masts are still visible
on the surface The wreck is considered to be dangerous and
is surveyed almost every year. The wreck site is marked in
sea drafts as a dangerous area.
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| 51° 27′ 57″ N, 0° 47′ 12″ E  Picture: Liberty ship Edwin L Drake Courtesy of Armed Guard Last updated: December 2019 |
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