Welcome to episode 134!

Scuba Diving the greatest wreck in the world SS Thistlegorm!

In this episode, Emperor Superior moors up on a world famous shipwreck at the entrance of the Suez Canal, the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm. One of the most famous wreck in the world and always topping the list for best wrecks in the world. Mark and Holly jump in to explore this incredible wreck dive!

Is the Thistlegorm the best shipwreck in the world?

Don't miss this episode, so jump in with us!

Dive Site:
Thistlegorm

History:

The SS Thistlegorm was built by Joseph Thompson & Sons shipyard in Sunderland for the Albyn Line and launched in April 1940. She was powered by a tripleexpansion steam engine rated to 1,850 hp (1,380 kW). The vessel was privately owned but had been partly financed by the British government and was classified as an armed freighter.

She was armed with a 4.7inch (120 mm) antiaircraft gun and a heavycalibre machine gun attached after construction to the stern of the ship. She was one of a number of “Thistle” ships owned and operated by the Albyn Line, which was founded in 1901, based in Sunderland, and had four vessels at the outbreak of World War II.

She set sail on her fourth and final voyage from Glasgow on 2 June 1941, destined for Alexandria, Egypt. The vessel’s cargo included: Leyland and Albion lorries, Morris Commercial trucks, Universal Carrier armoured vehicles, Norton 16H and BSA M20 motorcycles, Bren guns, cases of ammunition, and Lee Enfield rifles as well as radio equipment, Wellington boots, aircraft parts, railway wagons and two LMS Stanier Class 8F steam locomotives.

There was a large buildup of Allied troops in Egypt during September 1941 and German intelligence (Abwehr) suspected that there was a troop carrier in the area bringing in additional troops. Two Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe, were dispatched from Crete to find and destroy the troop carrier.

The bombers failed to find a troopship, but one of the aircraft discovered the vessels moored in Safe Anchorage F near the Straits of Gubal. Targeting the largest ship the aircraft dropped two bombs on the Thistlegorm, with both striking hold 4 near the stern of the ship at 0130 on the morning of 6 October 1941.

The survivors were picked up by HMS Carlisle.

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