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The SS Richard Montgomery
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Issue: 1 Updated: 5th January 2011
Much has been written on the WWII liberty ship, this compilation brings together, newspaper pictures, a contemporary report along with our archive pictures
1. The Richard Montgomery in 1944
Just a year old she'd anchored off Southend ready to join a convoy to Cherbourg, France
2. Sketch of The Richard Montgomery after going aground on the Nore in 1944
Instructed to move & moor at to the middle sands on the 20th August she subsequently dragged her anchor and went aground on the Nore Sand Bank
Generally trimmed to 28' but on this occasion laden with 6,127 tons of munitions 31' she broke her back in 24' of water
3. Wreck undated
4. The Richard Montgomery cargo hold plan
5. The Richard Montgomery preparation to survey in the 1970's
6. The Richard Montgomery dive survey in the early 1970's
7. The Richard Montgomery mast detail in the early 1970's
8. The Richard Montgomery survey in the early 1980's
9. The wreck in the late 1980's
10. The wreck in the late 1980's
11. The wreck in the late 1980's
12. The wreck in the late 1980's
13. Sonar images 2002 (Archaeological Diving Unit, St Andrews University)
14. New Scientist Report 21st August 2004
15. The Richard Montgomery mast detail 2004
16. Passing the wreck on a visit to Red Sands in September 2005
17. Sonar image 2006 (MCA)
18. The Wreck on 7th August 2007
19. The Wreck on 15th September 2007
Taken on the way to the Red Sands Fort for the Whitstable Yacht Club Round Forts Race 2007
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Sons of Alpha Centauri CD case front
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Sons of Alpha Centauri CD case 3rd gatefold insert
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| Recorded in 2007 one of 12 atmospheric mood tracks by Sons of Alpha Centauri - SS Montgomery | |
22. Sons of Alpha Centauri CD case 1st gatefold insert
Sons of Alpha Centauri are an Instrumental Riff/Progressive/Alternative Rock Band from Swale (Kent)
The track SS Montgomery was recorded live at The Yacht Club, Sheerness
Their Album also called Sons of Centauri - SD006CD on Sound Devestation Records was released in the winter of 2007 & played on Red Sands Radio in 2008
Further tracks from Sons of Centauri can be heard in Sealand Fire - Part 2 & Red Sands Radio - Part 15
Many thanks to the contributions to this feature, we have where traceable credited photographs and finds
01/01/2011 - Particular interest in the Richard Montgomery piece as I was Sheppey born and bred. I remember that the ship was always talked about and probably how dangerous it was with the cargo it had aboard. There used to be trips around the wreck, for what seemed a lot out of my pocket money, but by today's standard probably sounds a pittance - Mel Bayes
With grateful thanks to The New Scientist: The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Archaeological Diving Unit, St Andrews University, Nick Hannon & the Sons of Alpha Centauri, Calaboose & Alan of the X-Pilot
More reading & survey reports at SS Montgomery MCA Surveys
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