With all due respect, if the gun is attached to the ship i.e. is structure and not cargo, it is unlikely to be a howitzer. Depending on mounting and calibre, it could be shore bombardment or AntiAircraft. Multiple guns would suggest Royal Navy rather than Armed Merchantman. Graham On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 2:26 PM, flaviu via <mariners@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello list, > > > > My name is Flaviu and I need information about a ship wrecked near port of > Ashdod, Israel. > > A few month ago started to enlarge the port of Ashdod and needed to > excavate > a ship wrecked a long time ago. > > After a day of excavation found shells on the ship, a Lewis gun and I think > a Howitzer. > > The ship is more than 100 meters long and build with rivets. > > The main structure of the ship is in the middle section of the ship and we > think it is a Liberty Ship. > > > > I will be happy if someone can help me with information about Liberty Ship > that wrecked near port of Ashdod, Israel or Palestine (name of the region > in > the 40th) and of course about the story of wrecking the Sip. > > > > Thanks a lot Flaviu Varga > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >