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Later MCA accounts state that Richard Montgomery left the United States in August 1944 with munitions and crossed the Atlantic in convoy toward the UK and then France; the current MCA background names convoy HX-301 and narrows the onward destination to Cherbourg.
Claim record CLM-0147 in the public UNEXPLODED archive.
Claim: CLM-0147
Later MCA accounts state that Richard Montgomery left the United States in August 1944 with munitions and crossed the Atlantic in convoy toward the UK and then France; the current MCA background names convoy HX-301 and narrows the onward destination to Cherbourg.
Status: official_position | Confidence: medium | Date: 1944-08
This claim encapsulates a specific interpretation, measurement, or statement made regarding the SS Richard Montgomery. Understanding the veracity and origin of such claims is crucial for separating fact from myth in the history of the wreck.