There are the notes I have from th last time I dived it:
T R THOMPSON
3538-ton cargo steamer, built 1897. 360ft x 47ft. Armed with 4.7in gun on stern. 301hp triple expansion engines. Cargo: 5600 tons iron ore, Algeria to Middlesbrough. Position: 50 40.17N; 00 05.63E. Depth: 30m.
Sunk: 29 March, 1918, by single torpedo from UB-57. Three saved from crew of 36.
Diving: Superstructure collapsed. Highest point stern, stands upright and 14m proud. Big break amidships. Gun fallen into wreckage. Shellcases nearby. Sand encroaching. Bell recovered by Bromley BSAC in 1989.
The vis was pretty grim when I dived it. I landed in the hold and couldn't tell if I was on the sea bed or the remains of the cargo!
We had about 5m when we dived it. The stern section (where the gun is) is definitely the most interesting bit; we didn't bother going forward to the more broken section. Very pretty wall of anemones on the hull.
As I recall it was very very dark on this wreck, but the viz was quite good. So plenty of lighting is required.
Watch out for the wrasse, congers and the monster crabs.
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