When will the WWII carnage end?


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No, there is still definitely at least one in the Thames estuary that could potentially be devastating.

[MENTION=2303]Starfox[/MENTION]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery

Quote from the article:
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. c20,000) 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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