SS Richard Montgomery information

	Visible masts of the wreck of Richard Montgomery
History
United States
Name	Richard Montgomery
Namesake	Richard Montgomery
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Agwilines Inc.
Ordered	As type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1199
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$2,239,026
Yard number	7
Way number	1
Laid down	15 March 1943
Launched	15 June 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Rockwell
Completed	29 July 1943
Identification	Call sign: KOAA; ;
Fate	Grounded on 20 August 1944 then broke in half and sank on 25 August
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT; 7,176 GRT;
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light); 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max);
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa); 2,500 hp (1,900 kW);
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Springfield Machine & Foundry Co., Springfield, Massachusetts); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain); 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale);
Complement	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

The SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty cargo ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War.^[4]

It was wrecked on the Nore sandbank in the Thames Estuary, near Sheerness, Kent, England, in August 1944, while carrying a cargo of munitions. About 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of explosives remaining on board presents a hazard but the likelihood of explosion is claimed to be remote.^[5]^{: 2000 survey, p21–22}^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ St. John's River SBC 2010.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ MARAD.
^ Cite error: The named reference surveyreports was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "SS Richard Montgomery wreck 'bomb risk' to estuary airport". BBC News. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
^ Sawyer, L. A.; Mitchell, W. H. (1985). The Liberty Ships: The History of the "Emergency" Type Cargo Ships Constructed in the United States During the Second World War (Second ed.). London: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. pp. 159–160. ISBN 1-85044-049-2.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTESt._John's_River_SBC2010-2] St. John's River SBC 2010.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-3] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-4] MARAD.

[surveyreports-5] Cite error: The named reference surveyreports was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "SS Richard Montgomery wreck 'bomb risk' to estuary airport". BBC News. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

[Sawyer&Mitchell-7] Sawyer, L. A.; Mitchell, W. H. (1985). The Liberty Ships: The History of the "Emergency" Type Cargo Ships Constructed in the United States During the Second World War (Second ed.). London: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. pp. 159–160. ISBN 1-85044-049-2.

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History
Visible masts of the wreck of Richard Montgomery
United States
Name	Richard Montgomery
Namesake	Richard Montgomery
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Agwilines Inc.
Ordered	As type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 1199
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida^[2]
Cost	$2,239,026^[1]
Yard number	7
Way number	1
Laid down	15 March 1943
Launched	15 June 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Rockwell
Completed	29 July 1943
Identification	Call sign: KOAA ^[1]
Fate	Grounded on 20 August 1944 then broke in half and sank on 25 August
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Springfield Machine & Foundry Co., Springfield, Massachusetts) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m³) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m³) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns