Tommy Gregory Thompson

Not to be confused with Thomas Gordon Thompson.
Tommy Thompson
Born
Thomas Gregory Thompson

(1952-04-15) April 15, 1952
Indiana
OccupationsTreasure hunter, Inventor
Years active1988–1996
Known forrecovery of SS Central America
Notable workAmerica's Lost Treasure (1998)

Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS Central America on September 11, 1988. He is also the author of a book about the discovery, America's Lost Treasure, published in 1998, and is a main character in the best-selling 1998 non-fiction book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder.

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