What happened in your town/city during WWII?

Kapitan · 10-11-06, 09:02 AM

My town i live inbetween southend and basildon, when the germans flew over they would use the thames as a navigational aid into london and i live at the mouth of the estury, the bombs they didnt drop over london though they ditched into the thames.

Off the coast of Southend lies a shipwreck the ship is called the Richard Montgomery i believe its a liberty ship, but it broke its back and sank with over 2,000 tonnes of ammunition authoities have stated that only about 190 tonnes has been recoverd over the last 50 years and that every year they leave it it becomes more and more dangerous.

Other than that they made the mulberry harbours in london and towed them down the thames, one sank off thorpe bay and is still there today.

10-11-06, 09:02 AM	#5
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,131 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	My town i live inbetween southend and basildon, when the germans flew over they would use the thames as a navigational aid into london and i live at the mouth of the estury, the bombs they didnt drop over london though they ditched into the thames. Off the coast of Southend lies a shipwreck the ship is called the Richard Montgomery i believe its a liberty ship, but it broke its back and sank with over 2,000 tonnes of ammunition authoities have stated that only about 190 tonnes has been recoverd over the last 50 years and that every year they leave it it becomes more and more dangerous. Other than that they made the mulberry harbours in london and towed them down the thames, one sank off thorpe bay and is still there today. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/