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 include Sheerness-on-Sea railway station and Garrison Point Fort.

Railway station
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the Sheerness Line in north , England, and serves the town of . It is 51 miles 19 chains down the line from . Train services are provided by Southeastern. is situated 2 miles southwest of SS Richard Montgomery.

Castle
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is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at on the in . Built in the 1860s in response to concerns about a possible French invasion, it was the last in a series of artillery batteries that had existed on the site since the mid-16th century. 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. It lies between and . Within the park is a former military ditch/canal from Marine Parade heading south-westerly towards West Minster. 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 mouth of the on the north-west corner of the in north , England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of which has a population of 16,738. is situated 2 miles southwest of SS Richard Montgomery.

Suburb
is a suburb of the town of on the in . It sits on the A249 Brielle Way which runs from to Sheerness. 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 . It derives its name from the pub in the village centre, with the same name, which was so named because it is halfway between Minster and , before the coastal road was built along the north coast connecting Minster and Sheerness. 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: “Richard Montgomery”
  • 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 include Richard Montgomery Exclusion Zone and Seabreeze Caravan Park.

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