The American Liberty ship 1199 Richard Montgomery


The American Liberty ship 1199 Richard Montgomery now lies at the bottom of the sea in the Thames estuary In 1944 the Richard Montgomery a vessel some 440 feet long and weighing 7 176 tons manned with a crew of 50 plus 30 gunners sailed from Philadelphia with a cargo of 6000 six thousand tons of munitions for the US Air Force


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