SS Richard Montgomery

SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the British Army during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War and then in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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  • Type: Disaster remains
  • Description: WWII American liberty ship

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sheerness-on-Sea railway station and Garrison Point Fort.

Railway station
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the Sheerness… is situated 2 miles southwest of SS Richard Montgomery.

Castle
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is a former artillery fort… is situated 2 miles southwest of SS Richard Montgomery.

Park
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barton's Point Coastal Park is on the , in , England. is situated 2 miles south of SS Richard Montgomery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheerness and Blue Town.

Town
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a port town and civil parish beside the… is situated 2 miles southwest of SS Richard Montgomery.

Suburb
is a suburb of the town of on the in . is situated 2 miles southwest of SS Richard Montgomery.

Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the in the Swale borough of in . is situated 3 miles south of SS Richard Montgomery.

SS Richard Montgomery

Latitude
51.46656° or 51° 27′ 60″ north
Longitude
0.78487° or 0° 47′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F32FQ8M+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 455926943
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Wiki­data ID
Q7394285
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Irish—“SS Richard Montgomery” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “SS Richard Montgomery”
  • Dutch: “Richard Montgomery (schip, 1943)”
  • Dutch: “Richard Montgomery”
  • French: “SS Richard Montgomery”
  • German: “Richard Montgomery”
  • Irish: “SS Richard Montgomery”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Richard Montgomery Exclusion Zone and Seabreeze Caravan Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club and Ship-on-Shore.

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