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Stunning pics show sunken British World War II ship complete with motorcycles, jeeps and WELLIES covered in barancles under the Red Sea

A Brit photographer discovered the incredible underwater world where coral and barnacles have grown on top of military cars and tanks.

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Berkshire photographer Super Jolly captured incredible pictures of a wrecked WWII shipCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com

Super Jolly, 37, from Berkshire, travelled down to the SS Thistlegorm, wrecked off the coast of Egypt, in April.

The incredible pictures show Bedford trucks, Norton motorcycles and armoured vehicles.

They are all encrusted in a thick layer of sea life.

After sinking in the 1940s, the SS Thistlegorm became a beacon for wildlife in the Red Sea and is now one of the most popular diving sites in the world.

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Coral and sea life has grown around the military machinery of SS ThistlegormCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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Brightly coloured fish swim around a 70-year-old motorbike intended for AlexandriaCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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The ship left Glasgow and was intended to dock in Alexandria, but the vessel went missingCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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The cargo ship, which includes trucks, motorcycles and armoured vehicles, was sunk by German ships off the coast of Ras MuhammedCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com

The photographer snapped the incredible images on holiday in April.

Built in 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland, the impressive cargo ship was originally intended to make port in Alexandria, Egypt.

But the mighty vessel disappeared en route.

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The ship managed to survive and was safely moored at Safe Anchorage.

The huge cargo ship was finally sunk by German bombs near Ras Muhammed later that year.

The breathtaking photos show brightly coloured aquatic life intermingle with heavy military machinery.

Luminous coral has sprung up around anti-aircraft guns at the top of the cargo ship.

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Incredible sea life has grown in and around the wreck over the last 70 yearsCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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A grouper fish tries to hide from the camera by lying flat against the ship wallCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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Algae, barnacles and coral have welded machine guns together in the wreckageCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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The site has collected a huge amount of debris over the years, including wellington boots which have wedged themselves into the wreckCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com

The salty sea water has managed to preserve the historic machinery  for over 70 years.

Despite algae and coral growing up around the vehicles, the wreck is in remarkably good condition.

The pictures show fish playing inside wellington boots wedged into the wreckage.

Rusted lots of guns have now been tied together with algae as sea life has grown in and around the machinery.

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A pile of wellies lie on top of the wreckage dating backt o WWIICredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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Bedford trucks are coated in a thick layer of barnacles after lying undisturbed for 70 yearsCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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The wreck has become one of the most popular diving sites in the worldCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com
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Divers swim next to the ship’s propeller in the Egyptian Red SeaCredit: http://www.mediadrumworld.com

The wildlife have even learned to belnd in to their man-made surroundings.

One of the pictures shows the incredible grouper fish trying to hid by lying flat along the wall of the ship.