Isle of Sheppey
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The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred 42 miles from central London. It has an area of 36 square miles. The island forms par
Welcome sign
The Kingsferry Bridge, which lifts both road and rail, here letting a ship go through
The Sheppey Crossing with the towers of the Kingsferry Bridge at left, seen from the island
Shurland Hall in 2011
SS Richard Montgomery
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SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the British Army during the French a
Isle of Sheppey
…as Mile Town because it is one mile (1.6 km) from Sheerness. About 200 shipwrecks are recorded around the coast of Sheppey, the most famous being the SS Richard Montgomery, a liberty ship loaded with bombs and explosives that grounded on sandbanks during the Second World War. As of 2004 plans were discussed with a view…
Visible masts of the wreck of Richard Montgomery
Warning buoy marking the wreck of SS Richard Montgomery (masts visible to left)