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10th January 2022, 10:53 AM
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SS Richard Montgomery
A letter was sent to Sheerness Council in 1962 from the Office of the Commander of US Naval Forces in Europe, signed by Lieutenant JS Cohune in which he states " Th SS Richard Montgomery ran aground at the Thames Anchorage, with only her masts and superstructure visible. She was sold to Philip's Craft and Fisher Company, who raised her and sold her for scrap".
Apparently, the Captain was unhappy with his allotted anchorage place and went ashore seeking advice and was advised that it was not the best place to Anchor. In the meantime the storm blew up and the rest is history as they say.
With the Captain ashore, the First Officer was in charge, asked at the original enquiry why he didn't call the Captain, he gave some obscure excuse, now we now why.
The above info is from an article in todays Daily Express.
Vic
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10th January 2022, 11:39 AM
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Re: SS Richard Montgomery
Well Lootenent Cohune, if she was raised and sold for scrap, some tw*t has put another vessel filled with explosives in her place
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28th January 2022, 07:47 PM
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Re: SS Richard Montgomery
What always amazed me was they went and built a huge Oil Refinery a couple of miles from the Richard M.
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29th January 2022, 10:09 AM
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Re: SS Richard Montgomery
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Chris Hill
What always amazed me was they went and built a huge Oil Refinery a couple of miles from the Richard M.
about par for the course.......lol cappy
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13th July 2022, 08:00 PM
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Re: SS Richard Montgomery
Well, bits of her are to be "raised" masts being cut off to help stop the vessel breaking up further from wave damage.
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