- Type
- Wreck
- Typical depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Visibility
- 15–25 m
- Water temp
- 21–28 °C
- Current
- Moderate
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Advanced Open Water
- Wreck
- Penetration
- Cargo Holds
- Intact Superstructure
- Exposed Site
- Current
When to dive
BestAvoidOK
Northerly winds in winter make the Strait of Gubal rough and limit access. Best visibility and calmest seas in late spring and autumn.
27.8133° N, 33.9211° E
Notes
WWII British armed merchant freighter, sunk 1941. Cargo of motorbikes, trucks and rifles.
Marine life
- Macro
- crocodilefish, scorpionfish
- Turtles
- hawksbill
- Pelagics
- trevally, tuna
- Reef fish
- batfish, glassfish, lionfish
Wreck
- Vessel
- SS Thistlegorm
- Class
- cargo steamship (armed merchant)
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Sunk
- 1941 — German Heinkel He 111 bombing (KG 26), 6 Oct 1941
- Length
- 126 m
- Penetration
- Possible — with training
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- Top Divers Clubsource
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- Tornado Marine Fleetsource
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