History : Concrete Barges On The Thames
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Fascinating!
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Have you heard of this sunken WW2 American warship?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery
According to a BBC news report in 1970, it was determined that if the wreck of Richard Montgomery exploded, it would throw a 1,000-foot-wide (300 m) column of water and debris nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) into the air and generate a wave 16 feet (5 m) high. Almost every window in Sheerness (pop. circa 20,000) would be broken and buildings would be damaged by the blast. However, news reports in May 2012 (including one by BBC Kent) stated that the wave could be about 4 feet (1 m) high, which although lower than previous estimates would be enough to cause flooding in some coastal settlements.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery
According to a BBC news report in 1970, it was determined that if the wreck of Richard Montgomery exploded, it would throw a 1,000-foot-wide (300 m) column of water and debris nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) into the air and generate a wave 16 feet (5 m) high. Almost every window in Sheerness (pop. circa 20,000) would be broken and buildings would be damaged by the blast. However, news reports in May 2012 (including one by BBC Kent) stated that the wave could be about 4 feet (1 m) high, which although lower than previous estimates would be enough to cause flooding in some coastal settlements.
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I suppose it has to just sit and decay naturally. Such a shame. They're an eyesore.
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No I had not until just now.
Interesting. Obviously they're not planning on doing anything about it, since it's been sitting there for (wait a minute, let me get my calculator), 75 years!
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Interesting. Obviously they're not planning on doing anything about it, since it's been sitting there for (wait a minute, let me get my calculator), 75 years!
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Here’s one reason….
One of the reasons that the explosives have not been removed was the unfortunate outcome of a similar operation in July 1967 to neutralize the contents of Kielce, a ship of Polish origin, sunk in 1946 off Folkestone in the English Channel. During preliminary work, Kielce exploded with a force equivalent to an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, digging a 20-foot-deep (6 m) crater in the seabed and bringing "panic and chaos" to Folkestone, although there were no injuries. Kielce was at least 3 or 4 miles (4.8 or 6.4 km) from land, sunk in deeper water than Richard Montgomery, and had "just a fraction" of the load of explosives.
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Sounds like a good reason to me.
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One last thing. The Munsel Forts…
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Interesting story. You know those ships could be considered a form of environmental pollution. I dunno. That Greta girl has me feeling guilty about pollution now.😞
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Apparently they’re home to migrating birds during the winter so the RSPB don’t seem to mind. The Thames is still pretty dirty so if it is a pollutant it’s not the most serious cause.
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Apparently they’re home to migrating birds during the winter so the RSPB don’t seem to mind.
Well I saw a house sparrow eating the remains of a half eaten egg mc muffin that somebody threw on the sidewalk. Cannot be good for that bird. It's supposed to feed on insects or something not man made food trash.
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The Thames has seen a lot of history go by!
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Weren’t you born in that area before evolving into a New Zealander?
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I sure was! Romford is my home town.
Concrete Barges On The Thames