#ss richard montgomery

[rockyp77mk3]

SS Richard Montgomery

This Liberty-Class cargo-ship ran aground and sank during WW2. Today there are still about 1.400 tons of explosives on board. It’s considered one of the most dangerous shipwrecks in the world.

The wreck lies across the tide on the Nore sandbank, close to the River Medway approach channel (near buoy #7), on the east coast of the UK, in the Thames Estuary.

Lat: 51 28.013’ N. Long: 0 47.119’ E

Ordnance experts consider the explosives still dangerous and should it cook off it could cause a debris column 3,000 Meters tall and a tsunami about 5 Meters high.

[brainless-moe-white-lotus]

Haha lol smoking is so cool *drops le lit cigarette onto the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery causing a detonation that destroys London*

[master-john-uk]

The SS Richard Montgomery sank in the Thames estuary in August 1944 laden with nearly 7,000 tonnes of high explosives bound for France. The salvage operation to remove her cargo was abandoned when the hull of the wrecked ship broke in two the following month, making the operation too dangerous.

The wreck still contains about 1,400 tonnes of high explosives. The risk of a spontaneous explosion is now considered to be low, as the detonators have deteriorated... unless it is accidentally (or deliberately) hit by another ship. (Something which nearly happened in 2012.) If water penetrates the explosive devices, a chemical reaction could make the detonators unstable.

Mainly due to financial reasons, it was decided it was safer to leave the wreck alone, and divert shipping away from the wreck. So long as the explosives could be kept in one place, they should pose no real risk.

In 2020 the annual survey of the SS Richard Montgomery revealed the wreck was deteriorating and, if the hull split it could spread the explosives across the shipping lanes. A plan was formed to remove the masts (which can be seen above the waterline) in order relieve stress on the hull and slow down any further decay. This work was due to be done in June 2022... but it wasn't. Why not? I will be demanding answers from the Department of Transport, who are responsible for managing this potentially life-threatening wreck!

The latest survey of the SS Richard Montgomery has revealed that the wreck is deteriorating very quickly. One Civil Servant in Whitehall today informed me that the current status of the shipwreck is considered to be "rather urgent", and work to remove the masts will begin soon.

I hope it is not too late!

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[xerohourcheese]

Considering how corpses explode sometimes, the SS Richard Montgomery deffo qualifies.

a shipwreck is literally a type of corpse

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1400 Tonnes of unexploded ordnance.

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SS Richard Montgomery | Thames Estuary Shipwreck | Sheerness | England | HD

[peachdoxie]

And even with modern salvage techniques (which are super cool and people should go look them up) wrecks can still be dangers to shipping channels. One of my favorite shipwrecks is the SS Richard Montgomery that wrecked in the Thames Estuary in 1944 in about 15m/49ft of water—her masts stick out of the water. She was and still is laden with explosives, and could potentially cause massive damage if there was a collision or other structural damage, though I'll add that it's uncertain how dangerous the cargo is after nearly 80 years underwater and the general danger is considered low.

The chance of explosion isn't just a projected risk, either: the SS Kielce, which sank in 1946 in the English Channel in 27m/90ft of water, exploded during salvage operations in 1967. She reportedly had a smaller explosive cargo and was in deeper water than the Richard Montgomery but still did minor damage to towns several miles away. It's possible the Richard Montgomery could do much worse, but it also may be that she's completely harmless at this point. No one wants to take that risk yet, though there were plans recently to remove her masts before they collapse. The Richard Montgomery is one of two wrecks designated as "dangerous" by the UK's Protection of Wrecks Act of 1973, along with the SS Castilian, which was another munitions ship sunk during World War II.

Obviously these are outliers, since most dangerous wrecks aren't full of unexploded ordnance, but I think they're fun examples to share.

(All information came from the Wikipedia articles for these ships.)

most sunken ships only manage to kill people once. hats off to the titanic, the safest ship of all time

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Inktober 52 2022 - Week 20 - 'Ship'

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The ship is a little bit based on the 'SS Richard Montgomery' - a WWII ship wreck just off Southend-on-sea which, while not hosting sea mines, has instead 1,400 tonnes of explosives still on board! 8D

The masts actually protrude above the surface and will soon have to be removed to prevent the masts from collapsing on the explosives below.

As someone who picks litter off the beaches, I have since learned how to identify potential WWII ordinance and bombs in case they wash up. Because they often still do even to this day and yes, can still be dangerous.

[middaydolomite]

It looks like another day of living with the knowledge that the SS Richard Montgomery is still in the Thames Estuary since it sank in 1944 with 1,500 short tons of explosives that stand a slight chance of igniting, sending a 300-metre column of water and debris over Sheerness.