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The 20 August 1944 Admiralty War Diary says Richard Montgomery arrived at Southend on 15 August and was anchored 130 degrees, 5 1/2 cables from East Nore Sand Buoy, where the least charted depth was 48 feet.
Claim record CLM-0149 in the public UNEXPLODED archive.
Claim: CLM-0149
The 20 August 1944 Admiralty War Diary says Richard Montgomery arrived at Southend on 15 August and was anchored 130 degrees, 5 1/2 cables from East Nore Sand Buoy, where the least charted depth was 48 feet.
Status: verified | Confidence: high | Date: 1944-08-15
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