Underwater Photo Gallery: The Thistlegorm, Egypt Red Sea

Welcome to the Room 10 of our underwater photo gallery. This room is dedicated to the wreck of the Thistlegorm. Please click a photo for an enlargement. (All photos copyright the photographer.)

Thistlegorm is Gaelic for Blue Thistle. A British vessel, it was attacked from the air and sunk in 1941 whilst carrying a cargo of war supplies: rifles, motor bikes, train carriages, trucks. A big wreck - 131 metres long. More details...

Shipwrecks from the Egyptian Red Sea: by Ned Middleton, Hardback, 196 pages (2006)
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The Underwater Photographer: Digital and Traditional Techniques: by Martin Edge, Paperback, 536 pages (2009)
Recommended by the SCUBA Travel photographers. See more details....
Adobe Photoshop for Underwater Photographers: by J & S Drafahl, 224 pages (2007). Buy from amazon.co.uk or and amazon.com
The Essential Underwater Photography Manual: A Guide to Creative Techniques and Key Equipment: by Denise Nielsen Tackett and Larry Tackett, 176 pages (2005). Available from 30% off from amazon.co.uk.
A Diver's Guide to the Art of Underwater Photography: by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari Available from amazon.co.uk, and amazon.com
The Silent World DVD: by Jaques Couseau.
Includes footage of the finding of the Thistlegorm. Available from Ebay .