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Leigh Bishop

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Leigh Bishop (born 17 April 1968) is an explorer and deep sea diver known for his deep shipwreck exploration and still underwater photography. [1]

36 relations: British Isles, Chuuk Lagoon, Cocklebiddy, Western Australia, HMHS Britannic, HMS Affray (P421), HMS Hampshire (1903), HMS M1, HMS Vandal, Imperial College London, International Convention Centre, Birmingham, King Edward VII-class battleship, King's College London, Kurt Carlsen, London Arena, MV Wilhelm Gustloff, National Exhibition Centre, Northamptonshire, Nullarbor Plain, Rebreather, RMS Andania (1913), RMS Lusitania, RMS Niagara, RMS Titanic, RMS Transylvania (1925), Royal Geographical Society, Shipwreck, SS Egypt, SS Flying Enterprise, SS Transylvania (1914), SS Tuscania (1914), Swedish warship Mars, Technical diving, Underwater photography, University of Birmingham, University of Plymouth, University of Warwick.

British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles.

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Chuuk Lagoon

Chuuk Lagoon, also previously known as Truk Lagoon, is a sheltered body of water in the central Pacific.

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Cocklebiddy, Western Australia

Cocklebiddy is a small roadhouse community located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia.

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HMHS Britannic

Britannic was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's of steamships; and the second to bear the name "Britannic." She was the fleet mate of both the and the and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner.

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HMS Affray (P421)

HMS Affray, a British ''Amphion''-class submarine, was the last Royal Navy submarine to be lost at sea, on 16 April 1951, with the loss of 75 lives.

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HMS Hampshire (1903)

HMS Hampshire was one of six armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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HMS M1

HMS M1 was a submarine of the British Royal Navy, one of four vessels of her class ordered towards the end of the First World War.

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HMS Vandal

HMS Vandal (P64) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, yard number 838.

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Imperial College London

Imperial College London (officially Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom.

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International Convention Centre, Birmingham

The International Convention Centre (abbreviated to ICC) is a major conference venue in central Birmingham, England.

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King Edward VII-class battleship

The King Edward VII class was a class of pre-dreadnought battleships launched by the Royal Navy between 1903 and 1905.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and a founding constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Kurt Carlsen

(Henrik) Kurt Carlsen (20 February 1914 - 7 October 1989) was a Danish-born sea-captain who became world-famous in January 1952 when he stayed on his sinking freighter, the Flying Enterprise, for 13 days.

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London Arena

The London Arena (also known as London Docklands Arena) was an indoor arena and exhibition centre, on the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England which was inaugurated in 1989 and demolished for housing in 2006.

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MV Wilhelm Gustloff

MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German military transport ship which was sunk on 30 January 1945 by in the Baltic Sea while evacuating German civilians, German officials and military personnel from Gotenhafen (now Gdynia) as the Red Army advanced.

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National Exhibition Centre

The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Birmingham, England.

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Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants.), archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England.

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Nullarbor Plain

The Nullarbor Plain (Latin: nullus, "no", and arbor, "tree") is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north.

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Rebreather

A rebreather is a breathing apparatus that absorbs the carbon dioxide of a user's exhaled breath to permit the rebreathing (recycling) of the substantially unused oxygen content, and unused inert content when present, of each breath.

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RMS Andania (1913)

RMS Andania was a passenger and cargo ship from Great Britain launched 22 March 1913.

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RMS Lusitania

RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner and briefly the world's largest passenger ship.

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RMS Niagara

RMS Niagara was an ocean liner launched on 17 August 1912 and owned by the Union Steam Ship Company intended for the Australia-Vancouver, Canada service.

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RMS Titanic

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.

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RMS Transylvania (1925)

RMS Transylvania was a British Anchor Line passenger liner later converted into an armed merchant cruiser, pennant F56 during World War II.

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Royal Geographical Society

The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences.

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Shipwreck

A shipwreck is the remains of a ship that has wrecked, which are found either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water.

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SS Egypt

SS Egypt was a P&O ocean liner.

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SS Flying Enterprise

SS Flying Enterprise was a 6,711 ton Type C1-B ship which sank in 1952.

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SS Transylvania (1914)

The SS Transylvania was a passenger liner of the Cunard subsidiary Anchor Line, and a sister ship to.

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SS Tuscania (1914)

SS Tuscania was a luxury liner of the Cunard Line subsidiary Anchor Line, named after Tuscania, Italy.

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Swedish warship Mars

Mars, also known as Makalös ("peerless; astounding") was a Swedish warship that was built between 1563 and 1564. It was the leading ship of king Eric XIV of Sweden's fleet, and at 48 meters and, equipped with 107 guns, was one of the largest warships of the time, even larger than the famous Swedish ship Vasa. In 1564, during the Northern Seven Years' War, the ship caught fire and exploded during the first battle of Öland in the Baltic Sea. Mars has a place in the history of naval warfare for being the first ship to sink another ship with gunfire.

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Technical diving

Technical diving (also referred to as tec diving or tech diving) is scuba diving that exceeds the agency-specified limits of recreational diving for non-professional purposes.

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Underwater photography

Underwater photography is the process of taking photographs while under water.

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University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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University of Plymouth

The University of Plymouth is a public university based predominantly in Plymouth, England where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England.

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University of Warwick

The University of Warwick is a plate glass research university in Coventry, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bishop

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