Thistlegorm Photo's

[phrixus_nyx]

It only took me 18 months but I've finally made it down to the wreck of the Thistlegorm with my camera. For those of you that haven't heard of the wreck, the Thistlegorm is one of the most famous wrecks in the world as it appears in Jacques Cousteau's Silent World film. It was sunk in 1941 after being struck by German bomber's & earn's the Egyptian tourist board more money than the pyramids. It's also a giant underwater museum, a war grave, a unique piece of military history and an opportunity to step into the past during a period when the free world was under threat from one of the most tyrannous regimes of modern times. It's cargo consists of supply's for some of the British Troops based in Egypt & North Africa, this includes, locomotives, tanks, trucks, motorbikes, ammunition, rifles & welly boots.



The Stern




10.7" Anti Aircraft Machine Gun



Ammo Rounds



Anchor Winch



Bren Carrier MK II Tank



Port side Stanier 8 F Locomotive, blown clear of the wreck



Lee Enfield MK III Rifles & Welly Boot



BSA Motorcyles

The rest of the photo's can be found at Thistlegorm @ Fotopic.net

All photo's taken with a Sony Cybershot P150 with 16mm wide angle lens & Sea & Sea YS90 external strobe