Red Sea, Egypt
SS Thistlegorm
The world’s most famous wreck dive: a WWII cargo of motorbikes, trucks and locomotives.
About the dive
SS Thistlegorm is an advanced to expert dive site in Red Sea, Egypt. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 32,680 dives here, going to 26 m on average in around 19 m of visibility. 28 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are lionfish, moray eels and angelfish. Sightings peak in July, October and November.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 26 m
- Visibility
- 19 m
- Dive time
- 43 min
- Logged dives
- 32,680
- Busiest months
- Jul · Oct · Nov
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at SS Thistlegorm and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
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| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish |
The wreck
This is the site of the SS Thistlegorm, one of the most famous wrecks in the world. Read how she went down.
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