CLICK THIS MAP to enlarge it and explore Cartographer Extraordinaire Adam Dant's Map of Shipwrecks in the Thames Estuary, which he calls THE MUSEUM OF THE DEEP.This vast chart will be displayed in a decorated sea container on Southend seafront along with nautical curiosities and other items of interests selected by Adam from local museums and collections, opening this Saturday September 17th . The SS Richard Montgomery was a US Liberty Ship of 7146 gross tons. Emergency wreck buoys. The sunken wreckage of SS Richard Montgomery, nicknamed the 'Doomsday wreck' by Medway Council in 2012, has become an unlikely tourist attraction. Sunk N of Sheerness. Special marks Your chart or almanac will explain what these denote, but it could be: . He . 66, Feb 5 1941,TOURMALINE,Harwich A/S trawler. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. 38, Oct 22 1940,JOSEPH BUTTON (Harwich)Minesweeper. Collision, sunk Thames Estuary. Do you know this baby? The London sank in the Thames estuary in 1665 with the loss of 300 lives. Detonated a mine and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex in vicinity of Stad Maastricht. 1 crew lost. Only the masts of the ship - the most surveyed and closely monitored wreck in British Waters - can be seen above the water and now Government officials have launched a bid for salvage firms to remove them. 24, Sep 7 1940,HMTABRONIA,Minesweeper,foundered in the Thames. Mined, sunk NE of Sheerness, two miles 94 from Nore Light Vessel. The two wooden cargo vessels, known as GAD23 off Goodwin Sands in Kent and WA08 in the Thames Estuary in Essex, have been protected by scheduling which means recreational divers can dive them but their contents are protected by law and must remain in situ. "If anything was ever going to happen, this would be it. Thames Estuary,5139N 217E / 51.650N 2.283E / 51.650; 2.283. Foundered in a gale Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. 1 crew lost. In August 1944 she was loaded with 6,225 tonnes of high-explosive bombs and detonators and arrived in the Thames estuary. Mined and sank off Landguard Point. SS Letchworth, a collier sunk in November 1940 by the Luftwaffe en route from Blyth to London, sank of f Southend. 2 crew lost, 8 injured. "About 24 and a woman that were in the round house and coach saved; the rest, being 300, with her round house above water. Mined, damaged off Aldeburgh, Suffolk beached off Shotley. Mined, sank off Isle of Sheppey. The original cut-off date was set for August 3 but has been extended after the Covid-19 pandemic, with four months of work set to begin on March 15 next year. Mine laying cruiser, Mined and severely damaged. She lies sunk, with her round house above water. Blue wreck symbols = Merchant Navy ships sunk. German)Type 1939/40 Schnellboot. Check benefits and financial support you can get, Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, The SS Richard Montgomery: Information and survey reports, nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. The retired filmmaker and Swale Borough Councillor said: "There was always the potential danger that interfering could pose. German E-boat. Mine and sank in Dover Strait. Torpedoed and sunk by midget submarineoff Ramsgate. 54, Dec 17 1940,HMTCARRY ON,Minesweeper. 12, June 12 1940,HMTSISAPON,Minesweeper. 102, Oct 6 1942,HMMGB 76,BPB 72 foot-class motor gun boat. Live updates: Coronavirus and more from across the East of England, including instruments, gun carriages and a compass, up a year ago by the Nautical Archaeology Society to raise funds to save the wreck, Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, Everything Everywhere wins big ahead of Oscars, Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, PM to end asylum claims from small boat arrivals, Mbappe breaks PSG goal record in win over Nantes, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over. Minesweeper. Armed Naval trawler. Collision, sunk Thames Estuary. Mined, sunk north of Sheerness. The controversial US oil plan explained, Isabel Oakeshott terminates interview over Hancock leak clash, Trio of Americans who tried to smuggle drugs through Heathrow jailed, Need to frighten the pants off public with new Covid strain, said Hancock, Sunak and Hancock complained of nightmare Dominic Cummings. 68, Feb 14 1941,MTB 41, Motor torpedo boat. Ken added: "If the works need to be done, then I guess they have to do it. Historic England commissioned the shipwreck survey. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Shipwrecks_of_the_River_Thames&oldid=765346623, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 February 2017, at 22:13. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. 512050N 05435E / 51.34722N 0.90972E / 51.34722; 0.90972. A. historian says he is a "nervous wreck" about plans to cut off the masts of a sunken WW2 cargo ship laden with explosives jutting out of the River Thames. Mined, sunk, off Deal, Kent 511545N 12500E / 51.26250N 1.41667E / 51.26250; 1.41667. Mined, sunk. Stunning new underwater photographs have been released showing the state of Second World War bomb wreck SS Richard Montgomery. 49, Nov 25 1940,HMT AMETHYST,Anti submarine trawler. Oldest find: HMS London, which sank in 1665, at the bottom of the Thames Estuary, A computer simulation of how the warship HMS London would have looked, SS Letchworth was sunk by the Luftwaffe in 1940, Dive, dive, dive: marine archaeologist Frank Pope led the research during which divers also found the SS Letchworth. Hunt-class minesweeper. Mined, sunk , Thames Estuary, near Longsand Head. 28, Oct 7 1940,HMTREED,The naval trawler. Minesweeper. The wreck of the HMS London is so significant that the Port of London . 40, Nov 7 1940. This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ss-richard-montgomery-information-and-survey-reports/ss-richard-montgomery-background-information. Mined and sank off North Foreland, Kent. The German minelaying submarine UC-5, captured in the Thames Estuary 27 April 1916, shown on display alongside Temple Pier, Thames Embankment. 105, Sep 22 1943,HMTOCEAN RETRIEVER,Navel trawlerharbour defence. 5, Nov 22 1939,HMSARAGONITE,Naval Trawler,Mined, sunk, off Deal, Kent. Vosper 72 foot-class Motor Torpedo Boat. Naval yacht. This list may not reflect recent . Jens Auer Antony Firth. All crew saved. The American Liberty Ship SS Richard Montgomery sank in the Thames Estuary in August 1944 carrying 6,000 tonnes of ordnance intended to supply the Allied advance in France after D-Day. 96 crew lost. 9, March 16 1940,HMTMAIDA,Minesweeper. 2, Nov 13 1939,HMS ADVENTURER, Mine laying cruiser, Mined and severely damaged. It's major construction or destruction works. Anti submarine trawler, 550 tons. In the early part of WW2 more ships were being sunk in the North Sea than in the Atlantic Ocean . The ship dragged her anchor and ran aground. The wreck, which is on Historic England's At Risk Register, was covered by mud until the development of the Thames Gateway port which meant bigger ships sailing on the estuary. See story. Torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Dover, Kent by a Kriegsmarine midget submarine.. Mined and sunk off Orfordness. MERCHANT SHIPS LOST IN THE THAMES ESTUARY,GO HERE. At 5.30 pm Gotha bombers arrived off Southend from their base at Gontrode, Belgium, with the Thames an easy flight path to follow right to the heart of the capital, where they intended to discharge their bombs. RF 2EH6H0J - LONDON, UK - July 03, 2013. At 5.20 pm British aircraft scrambled from their bases on either side of the Thames Estuary to intercept German aircraft off the Thames. Numbers on the wreck symbols correspond to the numbers next to the vessels listed below. The vessels, in the Thames Estuary, are just some of about 1,100 ships which went down in the whole of the river. Torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Harwich by E-boats. V & W-class destroyer. Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the River Thames" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. "We can now compare the recent survey with the 2016 survey to quantify this - and see if this gives us a strong case to go forward. On arrival in the Thames Estuary, the vessel was directed to anchor in the Great Nore anchorage off Sheerness. Whilet being towed it began to take on water. Local News. Watch Australia's Tour of India. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? BPB 72 foot-class motor gun boat. Enter your password to log in. The wreck is clearly marked on the relevant Admiralty Charts. Lost off of Lowerstoft. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. In a letter to Mr Henderson, aviation, maritime and security minister Kelly Tolhurst MP admitted the work "carries risk" and was only being carried out in hope of "minimising the potential effect if the bulkhead were to collapse". Mined in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was beached. The Dovenby , a 70-metre, three-masted steel cargo ship carrying guano for fertiliser from Peru to Antwerp. 18, Aug 4 1940,HMTDRUMMER,Naval AP Trawler. 30, Oct 11 1940,HMYAISHA,Naval yacht. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. Sunk in the North Sea in a collision with HMMTB222. The boom defence vessel. An up-to-date assessment of the level of seabed support of the wreck was obtained and the status of a large crack in one of the main holds was obtained. Bombed and sunk off Aldeburgh, Suffolk 5210N 206E / 52.167N 2.100E / 52.167; 2.100. A mystery wreck labeled "5051", just south of Canvey Island. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bombed, sunk , east of Ramsgate. Cargo ship SS Richard Montgomery was anchored in Sheerness, Kent, when it . 1,189 likes. Find the perfect helicopter pics stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. Sank from damage sustained in a collision in the North Sea with HMMTB230. Mined , sunk, Thames Estuary. 30 of her 146 crew were lost. 45, Nov 15 1940,HMSGUARDSMAN,Tug. Mined, sank. Mined, sunk, North Sea. Samuel Pepys wrote about the ship in his diary. Due to the continued ingress of water it broke its back and now lies in two pieces 35 metres and 26 metres long respectively and approximately 6 metres high. 6 crew lost. Mined, sunk north of Sheerness. All Rights Reserved. A gin jug found on it is marked Mr White, owner of the Crown and Anchor, Woolwich. Mined, severely damagedNE of Sheerness. Collision during air raid sank in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. 15 crew lost. Minesweeper. Picture shows wreck looking from the bow section, Army experts carry out controlled detonation of unexploded WWII bomb in London, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). All 21 crew lost. It sank in 1914 after crashing into steamship Sindoro in fog, north of the Isle of Sheppey. Mined, sunk Thames Estuary east of Bradwell-on-Sea. Convoy FS 693. Mined, sank off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Mined and sank in the Thames Estuary. 1, Nov 13 1939,HMS BLANCH, Destroyer, Mined and severely damaged. Fairmile D (modified) motor torpedo boat. Until 1984, surveys were carried out by Ministry of Defence (MoD) salvage divers. Mined in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was beached. There were no sailing charts as we would use today, and a great reliance on local pilots or the crew's own knowledge. They include a warship that was blown up in 1665, a yacht converted . 53, Dec 7 1940,HMT CAPRICORNUS,Minesweeper. UC-5 was later taken to the USA and put on display in Central Park, New York. Mined taken under tow sank off Harwich, Essex 5157N 127E / 51.950N 1.450E / 51.950; 1.450. The SS Richard Montgomery was anchored in Sheerness when it grounded and broke up in 1944 and now lies under the water on a sandbank (pictured bottom right), The masts of the wrecked ship are visible from the shore, Sonar images show the wreck in two pieces on a sandbank about 1.2 miles (2km) off the coast of Sheerness, The last moments of the SS Richard Montgomery, Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, Everything Everywhere wins big ahead of Oscars, Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, PM to end asylum claims from small boat arrivals, Mbappe breaks PSG goal record in win over Nantes, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over. 127, March 26 1945,Seehund midget submarine. It was part of a convoy travelling to the UK in August 1944 and then onto recently liberated Cherbourg in France after the D-Day Landings, but when it arrived in the Thames Estuary, it was instructed to anchor in the Great Nore, off Sheerness, Kent. Since the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan was published over 10 years ago, we have come a long way in improving our understanding of the evidence and data we review to gauge how and why the estuary is changing. Mined and sank North Sea off the coast of Essex. Mined, sunk, N of Herne Bay. SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty cargo ship built during World War II.She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War.. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. The exclusion zone is defined by the following co-ordinates: Medway Ports is contracted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to mark and guard the wreck. 10 crew lost. 26, Sep 24 1940,HMSMTB 15,Motor Torpedo boat. 1 crew lost. 110, Nov 9 1943,HMS MTB230,Vosper 72 foot-class Motor Torpedo Boat. Mined, sunk off Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. The Thames Estuary . Hampshire. This Thames estuary special mark, at the wreck of the Richard Montgomery, has a light but no X topmark. 74, June 4 1941,HMS VAN MEERLANT,AA convoy leader. 32, Oct 13 1940,DANUBE III,Rescue tug. Sheerness Balloon barrage vessel. She was built in 1943 by the St Johns River Shipbuilding Company of Jacksonville. All crew saved. Mined and sank south of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (514600N 11405E / 51.76667N 1.23472E / 51.76667; 1.23472. Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary. Boom Trawler. 10, June 2 1940,HMTBLACKBURN ROVERS,Minesweeper,mine and sank in the North Sea 24 l miles east by south of North Foreland, Kent. 4 crew lost. The vessel was in service when Samuel Pepys began to draw up his plans for Britain's navy. Mined and sunk off Orfordness. Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary, off East Spile Buoy. 55, Dec 17 1940,HMTTHOMAS CONNOLLY,Boom Defence Vessel. 35 of her crew lost. The wreck of the HMS London is so significant that the Port of London Authority is moving the shipping channel to avoid disturbing it. 14, July 24 1940,HMTFLEMING. The MCA now spends up to 40,000 monitoring the ship, which is It is classified as a dangerous wreck under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. She was taken in to Sheerness, Kent. BPB 72'-class motor torpedo boat. 22, Aug 12 1940,HMT PYROPE,Minesweeper. 23, Aug 7 1940,HMTElizabeth Angela,Minesweeper. The ship was to await the formation of a convoy to continue the journey across the Channel. ROYAL NAVY SHIPS LOST(To find a ship press the "ctrl" and "f" keys on your computer and type name in the box). Minesweeper,Mined and sank in the Thames Estuary. Mined and sank, off Margate. Bombed and sank Harwich, Essex, at Trinity pier. You can change your cookie settings at any time. At Trinity pier. 34, Oct 16 1940,HMSDUNDALK,Minesweeper which rescued troops from Dunkirk. 103, Oct 6 1942. Mined and sank in North Sea. Travelled back to Harwich stern first. Mined, sunk off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Mined and sank in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Rammed and sank a German Seehund midget submarine. Thames Estuary,5139N 217E / 51.650N 2.283E / 51.650; 2.283,77 crew lost. Subscribe now for weekly updates of local news and sport from your town. Frank Pope, the marine archaeologist who led the research, said: "This is the first time it's been done on this scale on the Thames, clearing to such depths - down to 16 metres - to get at ships this big." Minesweeper 520 tons. Mined, sank off Isle of Sheppey. 3 crew lost. Mined and sunk 5.75 nautical miles bearing 275 of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Sunk in a collision in the North Sea when in action with E-boats. Mined, sank off Brightlingsea, Essex. Torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Harwich by E-boats. 2 crew lost. The wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery remains on the sandbank where she sank. The 38 Leisure folios offer fantastic detail and are easy to use; being A2 size (594x420mm) you don't have to fold them. Warning signs are attacked to the masts of the ships, which can be seen above the water line. Mined, damaged in the Orwell Estuary off Harwich, Essex 515606N 12102E / 51.93500N 1.35056E / 51.93500; 1.35056 sunk under tow. 6 crew lost. Click or tap on the menu item ( ) to bring up a list of towns and villages along the River Thames. Another wreck in the Estuary is the S.S. Letchworth, part of the Watergate Steamship Company fleet built 1924 with a Gross Registered Tonnage of 1,317. Emergency wreck marking buoys. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Evidence suggests that the . Minesweeper. An unnamed Tudor Thames brick barge found close to HMS London. Taken in tow by tug FABIA but capsized in position one mile north of Spit Buoy (51.29N 01.3). Plus what's on near where you live - and local homes for sale. Mined, sankoff Sheerness. 117, Nov 10 1944,HMSHYDRA,Algerine-class minesweeper. This survey policy was followed until 2000, and provided images and information on the condition of the wreck and its environment. Nearby is the wreck of a Tudor barge containing hundreds of yellow Kent bricks.
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