The wreck is also under 24-hour radar surveillance by Medway Ports. Blue wreck symbols = Merchant Navy ships sunk. Mined, damaged in the North Sea 5144N 107E / 51.733N 1.117E / 51.733; 1.117 beached Brightlingsea. In a collision off Harwich with MTB 729. Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel. Hundreds of yellow Kent bricks were found aboard. 84, Aug 12 1941,HMTEXPRESS,Auxiliary patrol vessel. Shelled and sunk in the North Sea by Kriegsmarine surface vessels in the North Sea. 36, Oct 19 1940,HMTVELIA,Minesweeper. Mined, sank North Sea 30 nautical miles (56km) north east of North Foreland, Kent. In 2013, a hull thickness survey was repeated. The Royal Navy submarine sank in the estuary after colliding with an oil tanker, resulting in the deaths of 64 men. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Rammed and sunk in the North Sea by SchnellbootS 176. was at Dunkirk. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. Navel trawler. Shelled and sunk in the North Sea by Kriegsmarine surface vessels in the North Sea. 67, Feb 10 1941,HMT BOY ALAN,Minesweeper. Medway Ports, whose operations room is within sight of the wreck, provide a first line of response to any incursions within the area. Mined in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was beached. Mined, sunk off Margate 5133N 110E / 51.550N 1.167E / 51.550; 1.167. A yearly survey is commissioned by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to assess the risk of the protected wreck's explosive-ridden cargo. The ship dragged her anchor and ran aground. It sank in 1914 after crashing into steamship Sindoro in fog, north of the Isle of Sheppey. Sunk, River Medway at Queenborough. Do Not Approach or Board This Wreck. (To find a ship press the "ctrl" and "f" keys on your computer and type name in the box). Half of the cargo was removed before a crack, which has now torn the ship in two, developed in the hull. ", She added: "I hope this reassures you that we continue to take the safety of your constituents with the utmost seriousness and that the management of the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery remains of great importance to this Government.". At the heart of the project is a desire to raise the profile of a currently under-represented aspect of the First World War. 49, Nov 25 1940,HMT AMETHYST,Anti submarine trawler. 110, Nov 9 1943,HMS MTB230,Vosper 72 foot-class Motor Torpedo Boat. Mined, sunk. Its chief executive Mark Beattie-Edwards said their "dream" was for the ship and its artefacts to be housed in a permanent museum in Southend. All that is now visible are its three masts breaking the surface of the River Thames. "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. MS policemen directing crowds of people along street. 2023 BBC. Ken Rowles, 75, spent five years making a documentary about the Liberty ship and the risk its bombs pose. 2 crew lost. 130, April 8 1945,S-202German Schnellboot,sank in the North Seawhilst engaging Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats. Algerine-class minesweeper. A gin jug found on it is marked Mr White, owner of the Crown and Anchor, Woolwich. Mined and sank off Landguard Point. was Tilbury Docks using cement from West Thurrock. HALF OF THESE WERE SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. 33, Oct 16 1940,R.N. The work continued until 25th September by which time about half the cargo had been safely removed, however, the effort had to be stopped when the 'Monty' flooded completely and sank. Minesweeper. They're in packs for a designated area, so for the Thames estuary we used the 5606 folio of 12 (often double) sheets of chart paper with scales from 1 : 250,000 down to 1 : 5,000 (for Ramsgate's harbour plan). Sunk by Kriegsmarine surface ships in the Dover Strait. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 30, Oct 11 1940,HMYAISHA,Naval yacht. 114, May 20 1944,HNLMS Marken Royal Netherlands Navy,MMS-class minesweeper. Travelled back to Harwich stern first. At 5.20 pm British aircraft scrambled from their bases on either side of the Thames Estuary to intercept German aircraft off the Thames. The Aisha was purchased as a pleasure cruiser and lovingly renovated by one RH Turner. Mined, severely damagedNE of Sheerness. However, this decision has been taken based on the best available evidence. Tory frontbencher Baroness Barran said most of the explosives still aboard the sunken vessel were TNT, which "is likely to be inert because of the fuses having degraded over time". Off Kentish Knock Lightship 514805N 14400E / 51.80139N 1.73333E / 51.80139; 1.73333. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. 2 crew lost. She is loaded with 1500 tonn. Possibly shot down two aircraft. 47, Nov 21 1940,HMTXMAS ROSE,Naval AP Drifter. 7 crew lost. 13 crew rescued by HMML 145 and taken as prisoners of war. "The estimated value is a somewhat fluid figure from 100,000 to 4 million.". A Mulberry Harbour, part of the government project in World War II to allow the allies to. The problem is that the wreck holds 1,400 tonnes of explosives - which could detonate. She was built in 1943 by the St Johns River Shipbuilding Company of Jacksonville. All 11 crew lost. 74, June 4 1941,HMS VAN MEERLANT,AA convoy leader. 17 crew lost. Mined , sunk, Thames Estuary. Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary. Mined in the North Sea off Ostend, Belgium and severely damaged. 66, Feb 5 1941,TOURMALINE,Harwich A/S trawler. Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. Sir J Lawson hath a great loss in this, of so many good chosen men, and many relations among them.". SS Letchworth, a collier sunk in November 1940 by the Luftwaffe en route from Blyth to London, sank of f Southend. 85, Sep 20 1941,HMTMARCONI FY3304,Naval trawler. Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary. The SS Richard Montgomery's explosive cargo has lain on the bed of the Thames Estuary for 77 years. 11, June 4 1940,OCEAN LASSIE,96 ton,Examination Drifter. For decades the three masts of the SS Richard Montgomery have protruded above the water in the Thames Estuary - a constant reminder of the vessel and its potentially explosive payload. Mined, sunk, off Deal, Kent 511545N 12500E / 51.26250N 1.41667E / 51.26250; 1.41667. By clicking the sign-up button you agree to our Privacy Policy. The caissons were built up to this height then floated out of the basins. The ship was to await the formation of a convoy to continue the journey across the Channel. Naval AP Trawler. 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. Sank in the North Sea 5145N 110E / 51.750N 1.167E / 51.750; 1.167. Thames Estuary,5139N 217E / 51.650N 2.283E / 51.650; 2.283. 6 of her crew lost. 15 crew lost. Minesweeper. Mined and Sunk offNorth Kent Coast. At Trinity pier. John Steven Dews (b.1949) "Shamrock Racing, Velsheda & Britannia Thames Estuary, c.1930" Signed, In British, European and Sporting Pictures Specialists from the Royal Navy will advise . Grounded, Thames Estuary. Paddle steamer. The retired filmmaker and Swale Borough Councillor said: "There was always the potential danger that interfering could pose. Mined, sunk north of Sheerness. 6 crew lost. 60, Jan 6 1941,HMT LION,Sheerness balloon barge-towing tug. Torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Dover, Kent by a Kriegsmarine midget submarine.. 71, April 6 1941,HMT DARCY COOPER,Harwich examination drifter. Mined, sank off Isle of Sheppey. Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary, off East Spile Buoy. 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. Mined, damaged in the North Sea 5144N 107E / 51.733N 1.117E / 51.733; 1.117 beached Brightlingsea. 18, Aug 4 1940,HMTDRUMMER,Naval AP Trawler. While the risk of a major explosion is believed to be remote, it is considered prudent to monitor the condition of the wreck. Convoy FS 693. Minesweeper. 1, Nov 13 1939,HMS BLANCH, Destroyer, Mined and severely damaged. All 13 crew lost. The collided with Florizell in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was damaged. Known as a Bawley boat, it was also used for shrimping. Mined, sunk. 5 of her crew lost. Intensive efforts began to unload her cargo. In the early part of WW2 more ships were being sunk in the North Sea than in the Atlantic Ocean . 87, Oct 24 1941,HMT EMILION,Minesweeper. Mined and sank in the Thames Estuary, 9 crew lost. Vosper 72 foot-class Motor Torpedo Boat. BPB 70 foot-class motor torpedo boat. Mine and sank in Dover Strait. Your town in your pocket. 55, Dec 17 1940,HMTTHOMAS CONNOLLY,Boom Defence Vessel. 3 crew lost. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Minesweeper. 8 crew lost. 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. Minesweeper. Fascinated visitors to the Thames Estuary location see the masts of the submerged ship poking out from the choppy water, knowing that beneath the surface lies 1,400 tonnes of explosives. All 21 crew lost. The collided with Florizell in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was damaged. The ship itself has not been identified as yet, but contemporary accounts of wrecks in the Thames Estuary reveal that is was a dangerous stretch of water. 513412N 10300E / 51.57000N 1.05000E / 51.57000; 1.05000. Mined, sunk, North Sea. 17, Aug 2 1940,HMTCAPE FINISTERRE,Naval trawler. As the tide ebbed, her plates buckled and cracked forcing the captain and crew to abandon ship. Royal Canadian Navy,Wickes-class destroyer. Naval trawler. Stunning new underwater photographs have been released showing the state of Second World War bomb wreck SS Richard Montgomery. Harwich A/S trawler. SHIPS WERE LOST IN THE THAMES ESTUARY DURING WORLD WAR TWO 1939 - 1945. 127, March 26 1945,Seehund midget submarine. The Department for Transport said in a letter to an Essex MP that the height of the masts, which are visible above the water line, might have to be reduced because they could be "placing undue strain on the rest of the vessel structure". 77, June 12 1941,HMTSISAPON,Minesweeper. The impact caused the U-boat's torpedoes to explode. But 1,400 tonnes of explosives still remain on the wreck and an exclusion zone in place around it after experts warned that if the wreck exploded it would cause a tsunami which would threaten people in the nearby port of Sheerness, Kent as well as Southend in Essex. Sank from damage sustained in a collision in the North Sea with HMMTB230. Bombed, sank inthe Swale. 44, Nov 14 1940,HMT RISTANGO,Boom Defence Vessel,Fouled boom? Minesweeper. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Sank in the North Sea 5145N 110E / 51.750N 1.167E / 51.750; 1.167. 86, Oct 14 1941,HMTFORERUNNER,Navel trawler. Abstract The 'Gresham Ship' was found in Princes Channel by the Port of London Authority in 2003. On August 24 one of the holds was breached and two weeks later the ship broke its back. Jens Auer Antony Firth. Special marks Your chart or almanac will explain what these denote, but it could be: . All crew saved. 57,Dec 21 1940,HMSSUN IX,Naval tug. 7, Dec 20 1939, HMS NAPIA, Tug. BPB 72'-class motor torpedo boat. 6 crew lost. off Margate, 512630N 12700E / 51.44167N 1.45000E / 51.44167; 1.45000. Some remedial work to trim the rigging and such from the masts (above the water line) was undertaken in October 1999, with the aim of reducing stress levels. 79, July 3 1941,HMTRECEPTIVE,Navel trawler. Divers were again employed on site during the 2003 survey to undertake ultrasonic hull thickness analysis, and to provide an up-to-date assessment of the level of seabed support of the wreck and of the main crack at No 2 hold. Do you know this baby? Mined and sunk 5.75 nautical miles bearing 275 of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. The wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery has been subject to regular surveys since its grounding, with a variety of methods being used to monitor the site. 41, Nov 1 1940,HMT TILBURY NESS. All crew lost. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Mined and sank Thames Estuary 514745N 12530E / 51.79583N 1.42500E / 51.79583; 1.42500. Australia held a dominant place on day two after overturning the Indians in wild scenes within the first session. 88, Oct 24 1941,HMTLUCIENNE JEANNE. Naval Trawler,Mined, sunk, off Deal, Kent. 19, Aug 5 1940,HMTRiver Clyde. It was then left to sink and it has remained on the sandbank for the past 75 years. 94, June 16 1942,TRANQUIL,Minesweeper. It went down in about 1862. To ensure sustainable management of the submerged prehistoric cultural resource it is important to understand current use and anticipate changes in the use of the seabed. 6 of her 12 crew lost. Mined in the North Sea off Ostend, Belgium and severely damaged. Warning signs are attacked to the masts of the ships, which can be seen above the water line. 20, Aug 11 1940,HMT EDWARDIAN,Minesweeper. 96, July 9 1942,TUNISIAN,Boom Trawler. Until 1984, surveys were carried out by Ministry of Defence (MoD) salvage divers. German)Type 1939/40 Schnellboot. Mined, Sunk 1 mile off Tongue lightship. Mined and severely damaged. The wreck of the HMS London is so significant that the Port of London . These notes are based on the Directorate General of Shipping Syllabus for the three month pre sea course for deck cadets Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary. The 38 Leisure folios offer fantastic detail and are easy to use; being A2 size (594x420mm) you don't have to fold them. The wreck lies 1.2 miles off Thorpe Bay. 5th Motor Gun Boat Flotilla. The wreck and its cargo is monitored round the clock by port authorities and protected by a 500-metre exclusion zone. The London sank in the Thames estuary in 1665 with the loss of 300 lives. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mine laying cruiser, Mined and severely damaged. Vosper 72 foot-class Motor Torpedo Boat. Torpedoed and sunk, in the Thames Estuary. 22, Aug 12 1940,HMT PYROPE,Minesweeper. Mined, sunk off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The vessels, in the Thames Estuary, are just some of about 1,100 ships which went down in the whole of the river. "Just a couple of weeks ago I spotted a complete leather shoe. Bright red danger buoys were carefully removed last Thursday to be cleaned of grime and will prove all the more important to warn passing ships when the landmark masts are chopped off. 31,Oct 12 1940,HMT RESOLVO,Minesweeper. Mined and sank south of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (514600N 11405E / 51.76667N 1.23472E / 51.76667; 1.23472. The Thames Estuary is home to around 767 recorded wrecks: the earliest known are documented from battles recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 893-894 and the figure also includes downed aircraft from the Second World War and wrecks of Thames barges. All crew saved. The SS Richard Montgomery was an American liberty ship that sank and split in two during a storm in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness during World War Two. "This morning is bought to me to the office the sad news of the London, in which Sir J. in her - but a little a-this-side of the buoy of the Nower, she suddenly blew up. Bombed, sankof Margate. Estuary Edges seeks to promote reedbeds and saltmarshes as natural flood defences to replace lost intertidal habitat . Sunk in a storm off Lowestoft. This hull thickness work was repeated in 2013. 63, Jan 16 1941,HMTDESIREE,Naval M/S trawler. Lighthouse tender. I would say this is definitely a potential danger. 12 crew lost. A Second World War Hurricane fighter plane could be rebuilt after being unearthed almost 80 years since crashing near the Thames Estuary. Mined, sunk off Whitstable, Kent. Mined, sankoff Sheerness. Minesweeper,Mined and sank in the Thames Estuary. Fairmile C motor gunboat. 46, Nov 18 1940,HMTGO AHEAD,Naval Trawler. 95, July 9 1942,MGB 14,5th Motor Gun Boat Flotilla. The wreck of a Second World War cargo ship that contains hundreds of tons of explosives will be broken up after decades at the bottom of the Thames. 21, Aug 12 1940,HMT TAMARISK,Bombed, SunkNorth of Margate. "The Department is seeking to manage the risk by reducing the height and weight of the masts, minimising the potential effect if the bulkhead were to collapse in the future. The Thames Estuary . Rammed and damaged in the North Sea off the Sunk Lightship by HMML145 and HMML150 and was abandoned. After decades spent locating the crash site and planning . 53, Dec 7 1940,HMT CAPRICORNUS,Minesweeper. | Privacy Minesweeper. ", Concerns about the explosives on board the wreck were last year raised at Westminster by Labour peer Lord Harris of Haringey, who said: "Why is the government so relaxed about thousands of such bombs and shells deteriorating together in an unstable environment, unguarded and unprotected?". Navel trawler. The impact caused the U-boat's torpedoes to explode. 126, March 26 1945,HMSPuffinKingfisher-classsloop. This rare well preserved partially intact wooden sailing ship remains an unexplained mystery. He . Hampshire. This project ran from October 1943 until D-Day, 6th June 1944, and in the following 10 months as a result 2.5 million men, were landed, 500,000 vehicles and untold tonnes of supplies. Samuel Pepys wrote about the ship in his diary. However, every time he spots something, he has to then seek permission from Historic England each time before he can salvage it, and often objects have disappeared when he dives back down to get them. "If anything was ever going to happen, this would be it. This list may not reflect recent changes. This volume presents the results of the analysis of the Princes Channel Wreck, a 16th-century merchant vessel, later to be termed the Gresham Ship, a working name assigned to the wreck after the . The American Liberty Ship went aground in the Thames Estuary one mile . She was part of the armada of "Little Ships" that evacuated Allied troops from Dunkirk in June 1 but was blown up later that year by a mine north of the Isle of Sheppey. Port authorities to change the route of the shipping channel to prevent further damage. Bombed, sank Thames Estuary off Essex. Paddle steamer. 106, Sep 21 1943,ZEE MEEUW,Minesweeper. The operation was filmed for the BBC and took four months, using a dozen divers who used 3D survey equipment to locate the wrecks in near-zero visibility. Total loss. Mined and sank off North Foreland, Kent. Fairmile C motor gun boat. 4 crew lost. Grounded, Thames Estuary. Emergency wreck buoys. All 15 crew lost. Mined, sunk north of Sheerness. 115, Aug 18 1944,MTB 93,22nd MTB Flotilla Lowestoft,Motor Torpedo Boat. Mined and sank, off Margate. ", Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary. | Contact Mined and sank south of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (514600N 11405E / 51.76667N 1.23472E / 51.76667; 1.23472. Navel trawler. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. 11 crew lost. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk, 2018-2023. . Sunk in the North Sea in a collision with HMMTB222. The next day a crack appeared in the hull and the forward end began to flood. Naval trawler. Minesweeper,mine and sank in the North Sea 24 l miles east by south of North Foreland, Kent. 62, Jan 14 1941,HMSFITZROY,Hunt-class minesweeper. The salvage by Wessex Archaeology and the Port of London Authority, which regulates the river, was both historical and practical.
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