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{{short description| British commercial diver and marine archaeologist }}
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'''Graham Jessop''' (5 June 1957 – 1 November 2012) was a British [[Surface supplied diving|commercial diver]] and [[Maritime archaeology|marine archaeologist]] who has taken part in a number of important expeditions such as the 1999 discovery of the remains of the {{RMS|Carpathia}} off the coast of [[Ireland]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3343/is_200004/ai_n8058702 "Locating a Heroic Vessel: Marine Salvager Graham Jessop Locates Wreck of Carpathia"],'' [[National Geographic Magazine|National Geographic]]'', 2000-04-01 (URL last accessed 2007-02-28).</ref> Jessop subsequently purchased the ''Carpathia'', so as to control access and protect it from private scavengers.<ref>"Carpathia: The Most Famous Rescue Ship in the World", Excerpt: ''"RMS Titanic, Inc. salvor-in-possession of the legendary Titanic, announced today the acquisition of the wreck of the RMS Carpathia, 'the most famous rescue ship in the world'."''., ''[[PR Newswire]],'' 2001-06-21.</ref>

== Diving career ==
Along with his father, [[Keith Jessop]], he recovered the approximately $85,000,000 of gold bullion from {{HMS|Edinburgh|C16|6}} in 1981.<ref>Klinger, Peter, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-2160710.html "Salvage firm seeks £20m in flotation"]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[The Times]]'', 2006-05-02 (URL last accessed 2007-02-28).</ref>

In 2000, RMS Titanic Inc. named Jessop as the recovery manager of the wreck of the ''[[Titanic]]''.<ref>[http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/2000/6/10/152704.html "Jessop becomes Titanic supremo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060127102724/http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/2000/6/10/152704.html |date=27 January 2006 }}, ''[[Telegraph and Argus]]'', Opinion section, pp. 10, 10 June 2000 (URL last accessed 2007-02-28).</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was born in [[Keighley]], [[West Yorkshire]] in 1957, and died from cancer on 1 November 2012.<ref>[https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10018994.shipwreck-diver-graham-jessop-dies-aged-55/ "Shipwreck diver Graham Jessop dies aged 55"], ''[[Telegraph and Argus]]'' (URL last accessed 2021-03-02).</ref>

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