Oh, The thought of Mint Thompson SMGs laying at the bottom of the ocean in Pres. Is exiting!..............There is a Liberty Ship called the Richard Montgomery, laying VERY close to the shoreline at Sheerness, on the isle of Sheppy in Kent. You can see the masts rising from the depth at all times from the shore. At low tide you can see the bridge & more detail also. It is full of live ammo in trucks lashed on the decks as well! There have been two attempts postwar to clear it's 'cargo'. resulting in the deaths of Two divers. so the policy is, leave it alone to rot away completely! Well, we all are aware of how the inside of an airtight shell looks as good as new when opened! Makes you think, dosent it?..............
The ship was sunk I believe, when attacked by Enemy aircraft as she approached port at Sheerness. When you think, she sallied safely across the Atlantic Ocean, & ALMOST made it to port by Half a mile to go!.................
I used to live on the island as a kid, & still do visit in the summer. I take a pair of good bino's & always check on the Montgomery from the Shore!