35 of her crew lost. 15, July 27 1940,HMSWren,W-class destroyer. The impact caused the U-boat's torpedoes to explode. At Trinity pier. 31,Oct 12 1940,HMT RESOLVO,Minesweeper. "If anything was ever going to happen, this would be it. Made of steel with a concrete base it was decided by the Admiralty to bring the Mulberry Harbour in to the Thames Estuary to investigate the problem. The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. "I suppose the masts may be at risk of falling down onto the cargo and causing an explosion. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. The naval trawler. In a collision off Harwich with MTB 729. 58, Dec 26 1940,MAC 5,The Motor Attendant Craft. 1 crew lost. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Lost off of Lowerstoft. The masts are set to be cut from a wartime shipwreck in the Thames Estuary that is packed with 1,400 tonnes of explosives. Mined, sunk off Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. 76, June 5 1941,HMTLAVINIA,Navel trawler. Thames Estuary,5139N 217E / 51.650N 2.283E / 51.650; 2.283. ROYAL NAVY SHIPS LOST(To find a ship press the "ctrl" and "f" keys on your computer and type name in the box). 2 crew lost. 130, April 8 1945,S-202German Schnellboot,sank in the North Seawhilst engaging Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats. Blue wreck symbols = Merchant Navy ships sunk. Navel trawler. WILLIAM WESNEY,Minesweeper. Some salvage operations had already been carried out after the ships went down. Destroyer, based at Harwich. German)Type 1939/40 Schnellboot. Hampshire. Torpedoed, sunk east of Ramsgate. Mined, sank off Isle of Sheppey. Naval trawler. | About 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. The salvage by Wessex Archaeology and the Port of London Authority, which regulates the river, was both historical and practical. 10 crew lost. 81, July 30 1941,WHITESHED,Destroyer. Naval Trawler,Mined, sunk, off Deal, Kent. The wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery remains on the sandbank where she sank. The boom defence vessel. It has been dived on several times, and sections of wood have been recovered for archaeologists to analyse. The "Gresham Ship": an interim report on a 16th-century wreck from Princes Channel, Thames Estuary. Mined , sunk, Thames Estuary. Navel Trawler. Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the River Thames" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. Landing Ship Tank. . 96 crew lost. (This will almost certainly be higher as research continues) 129 of these were Royal Navy vessels,172were Merchant Navy ships,plus there were five enemyMotor Torpedo boats (Schnellboot) and Seehund midget submarines. Minesweeper. Sunk by Kriegsmarine surface ships in the Dover Strait. A Second World War Hurricane fighter plane could be rebuilt after being unearthed almost 80 years since crashing near the Thames Estuary. Cargo ship SS Richard Montgomery was anchored in Sheerness, Kent, when it . Harwich examination drifter. 15 crew lost. Sank when rammed by HMS Puffin and the Torpedoes exploded. Navel trawler. Rammed and sank a German Seehund midget submarine. Mined, sunk Thames Estuary. 2023 BBC. 89, Nov 8 1941,HMT MONARDA,Minesweeper. 34, Oct 16 1940,HMSDUNDALK,Minesweeper which rescued troops from Dunkirk. The first episode of two-part documentary Thames Shipwrecks: A Race Against Time is on BBC2 at 8pm tonight. Mined, sunk off Margate 5133N 110E / 51.550N 1.167E / 51.550; 1.167. 18, Aug 4 1940,HMTDRUMMER,Naval AP Trawler. Navel trawler. Sank when rammed by HMS Puffin and the Torpedoes exploded. The bombs - mainly for aircraft - include dozens of 'high explosive Blockbuster bombs' and around 2,000 cases of cluster bombs, along with hundreds of 'normal bombs' up to a weight of 1,000lbs each. One of those bombs goes off and it could send a tsunami up the Thames.". Mined and severely damaged. 8, Jan19 1940,HMSGRENVILLE,Destroyer, based at Harwich. 8 crew lost. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Mined, sunk NE of Sheerness, two miles 94 from Nore Light Vessel. The signs state Danger Unexploded Ammunition. A gin jug found on it is marked Mr White, owner of the Crown and Anchor, Woolwich. Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. | The wreck lies 1.2 miles off Thorpe Bay. 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 . 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.. GAD23 is also known as the Bowsprit wreck because the long spar which runs out of the sailing ship's bow is still visible. As the Second World War broke out, the Aisha was crewed by civilians and retired seamen as part of the "Dad's Navy" Home Guard and helped to guard the Thames. Collision off Deal. 91, Jan 9 1942,HMSVIMIERA,V & W-class destroyer. All 15 crew lost. 17, Aug 2 1940,HMTCAPE FINISTERRE,Naval trawler. Minesweeper. Mine and sank in Dover Strait. German E-boat. off Margate, 512630N 12700E / 51.44167N 1.45000E / 51.44167; 1.45000. Paddle steamer. Mined, severely damagedNE of Sheerness. Thames Estuary, Essex This well-preserved wreck of a mid- to late-19th century wooden cargo ship (38 metres long and 9 metres wide) was discovered in 2016 during a routine survey by the Port of London Authority. The oldest recorded is that of H.M.S. 13 crew rescued by HMML 145 and taken as prisoners of war. Australia held a dominant place on day two after overturning the Indians in wild scenes within the first session. 60, Jan 6 1941,HMT LION,Sheerness balloon barge-towing tug. Shoes were discovered on the wreck of The London - a 76-gun second-rate ship that was launched in June 1656. If you have any additional information about these ships, crew lists, stories, photographs please contact us. Lighthouse tender. 118, Dec 1944,HMCSCHARLESTOWN Royal Canadian Navy,Wickes-class destroyer. 6 crew lost. 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). Shelled and sunk in the North Sea by Kriegsmarine Schnellboots. 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?". The ship masts are clearly visible above the water during all levels of tide. The Tories have created a minister for London and a minister for the Thames Estuary, why not a minister for the North? Was rammed and sunk in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex by HMTStella Rigelwhile engaging E-boats. Local news and What's On from Thurrock. The Government has now issued an official contract notice to advertise the daring job with interested small or medium enterprises (SMEs) given until November 30 to bid for the tender. 23 crew lost. Motor torpedo boat. Mined, sunk east of the Nore Sand Lightship. The retired filmmaker and Swale Borough Councillor said: "There was always the potential danger that interfering could pose. The wreck and its cargo is monitored round the clock by port authorities and protected by a 500-metre exclusion zone. Nearby is the wreck of a Tudor barge containing hundreds of yellow Kent bricks. Mined, sunk, Thames Estuary. 99, Aug 18 1942,HMSMTB 218,Vosper 70'-class motor torpedo boat. Mined, sunk north of Sheerness. Motor Launch ML-286; P. Princes Channel Wreck; Sinking of SS Princess Alice; R. SS Richard Montgomery; RMS Royal Adelaide (1838) V. HMS Venetia; W. HMS Waterloo (1833) This page was last . Reinforced concrete caissons made up the Mulberry Harbours. 5th Motor Gun Boat Flotilla. Available for both RF and RM licensing. 7 crew lost. The reedbeds are now a case study for the Estuary Edges project, run by Thames Estuary Partnership (TEP), the Port of London Authority (PLA) and the Environment Agency (EA), supported and advised by a range of private companies. The American Liberty Ship went aground in the Thames Estuary one mile . 4 of her 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. Emergency wreck buoys. 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. | Disclaimer. 87, Oct 24 1941,HMT EMILION,Minesweeper. Mined and sunk off Orfordness. he largest-ever post-war salvage operation on the Thames has discovered seven shipwrecks up to 350 years old. There have been a number of collision near misses with the sunken vessel despite the masts of the Liberty Ship displaying danger signs above water and an exclusion zone set up to prevent anyone going within a 500 metre radius. Mined and Sunk offNorth Kent Coast. 35, Oct 19 1940,HMS VENETIA,Destroyer. Minesweeper. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Divers have to descend whilst always connected to the dive boat's anchor line, as the combined lack of visibility and strength of wash from vessels going past makes it very easy to lose the wreck completely. The London was its way to fight in the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67), when it blew up off Southend-on-Sea. 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. It will be compared to 2016 images to assess its condition. Mined, damaged in the North Sea 5144N 107E / 51.733N 1.117E / 51.733; 1.117 beached Brightlingsea. Sunk in a storm off Lowestoft. 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). Bombed and sunk at Lowestoft, Suffolk. 11 crew lost. Naval trawler. 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. Sir J Lawson hath a great loss in this, of so many good chosen men, and many relations among them.". that the condition of the wreck is . Red wreck symbols = Royal navy ships sunk. The collided with Florizell in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was damaged. 69, March 6 1941,SUN VII,Tug. Ensign boss proud of company's efforts in competition and says thanks to all supporters who kept Ensign flying high, Mayor on hand to say well done as walkers beat their charity target, Nub News is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (which regulates the UKs magazine and newspaper industry). See story. Mined , sunk, Thames Estuary. 117, Nov 10 1944,HMSHYDRA,Algerine-class minesweeper. 12, June 12 1940,HMTSISAPON,Minesweeper. 108, Sep 25 1943,HMTFRANC TIREUR,Naval trawler. Mined, sunk, Sheerness. Torpedoed, sunk east of Ramsgate. 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. Estuary Edges seeks to promote reedbeds and saltmarshes as natural flood defences to replace lost intertidal habitat . Enter your password to log in. 77, June 12 1941,HMTSISAPON,Minesweeper. All crew lost. RF 2EH6H0J - LONDON, UK - July 03, 2013. Minesweeper. Well send you a link to a feedback form. was at Dunkirk. Hundreds of yellow Kent bricks were found aboard. 52, Nov 30 1940,HMTCHESTNUT,Tree-class trawler. Mined and sank south of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (514600N 11405E / 51.76667N 1.23472E / 51.76667; 1.23472. Historic England's maritime archaeologist Hefin Meara said: "Information given to us by Steve Ellis is that the propellers of the big heavy shipping are having an adverse effect. Mined and sank off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. ", 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.".