This is the information page about the shipwreck Letchworth, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.015 N,0 56.904 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Beacon 'f'
11. Blue mermaid
12. Bolbec (possibly)
13. Bradglen
14. British oak
15. C 128
16. Dela
17. Delce
18. Duluth
19. E oaze light vessel
20. Explorer
21. Fox
22. Georgia
23. Great nore tower (remains)
24. Great nore towers (remains)
25. Great nore towers (remains).
26. H k daniels
27. Harcourt
28. Hawnby
29. Herland (part of)
30. Herland (part of)
31. Hibernia
32. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
33. Hms aisha
34. Hms amethyst
35. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
36. Hms ash
37. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
38. Hms bulwark
39. Hms capricornus
40. Hms conquistador
41. Hms danube 3
42. Hms desiree
43. Hms drummer
44. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
45. Hms london
46. Hms london
47. Hms receptive
48. Hms reed (possibly)
49. Hms resolvo (part of)
50. Hms restango
51. Hms stella orion
52. Hms tyne
53. Hms venetia
54. Hms vimiera (bow section)
55. Hms vimiera (part of)
56. Hms vimiera (stern)
57. Holba
58. Honiton
59. Hopper number 19
60. Houston city
61. Intrepid
62. Lady jane
63. Lca 551
64. Letchworth
65. Lion (part of)
66. Malrix (possibly)
67. Maplin light house
68. Margam abbey
69. Mercy
70. Molliette
71. Mudlark
72. Nass beacon (ruins)
73. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
74. Pinto
75. Pisces
76. Radiant
77. Restless wave (possibly)
78. Revenge
79. Richard montgomery
80. Ryal
81. Selnes
82. Strathearn
83. Strom trooper
84. Sun vii
85. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
86. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
87. Toreador
88. Treport
89. Uama
90. Van meerlant (part of)
91. Vera
92. Wardie
93. Westerley star
94. Winifred
95. Winkfield
96. Zarga

 

Name: LETCHWORTH

Length 71.6 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1317 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Bombed and sunk by german aircraft. passage blyth for london. (lloyds war losses).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 246 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: H0999/40 16.12.40 H0999/40 16.12.40 SUNK IN 512858N, 005658E. MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S. INS DW.

- NM 2902/40. H0999/40 16.12.40 H0999/40 16.12.40 INS G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S, 160DEG, 100YDS FROM WK. - TFNM 2908/40. H0999/40 3.4.42 H0999/40 3.4.42 AMEND TO WK 5FMS.

- NM 698/42. H0999/40 6.11.43 H0999/40 6.11.43 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 3FT.

- NM 2388/43. H0999/40 22.4.44 H0999/40 22.4.44 DELETE BUOY.

- NM 848/44. H0999/40 10.5.46 H0999/40 10.5.46 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 5FT. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS).

- NM 1584/46. H0999/40 29.9.58 H0999/40 29.9.58 SWEPT CLEAR AT 51FT, FOUL AT 52FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51FT IN GEN DEPTHS 52-59FT. SCOUR DEPTH 65FT. (ECES, 12.5.58). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 3FT. BR STD. H2764/60 7.7.61 H2764/60 7.7.61 LEAST DEPTH 54FT. LARGE SCOUR TO 64FT. (ISS, 1961). NCA. H2764/60 19.3.68 H2764/60 19.3.68 EXAM'D 20.2.68 IN 512858.5N, 005701E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 46.5FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 59FT. SCOUR DEPTH 66FT [LAT]. (PLA WK REPORT 1/68, 20.2.68 [MAPLIN]). AMEND SW 7FMS 4FT.

- NM 645/78. 27.9.73 27.9.73 AMEND SW 14MTRS. NC 1607. H6140/68 19.1.79 H6140/68 19.1.79 EXAM'D 23.9.78 IN 512858N, 005701E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR 19.2MTRS. CLEAR AT 14.1MTRS, FOUL AT 14.5MTRS. EASY TO FIND. COVERS AN AREA 75 X 45MTRS AND LIES ENE/WSW. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 6/78). NCA. 10.11.82 10.11.82 AMEND SW 14.1MTRS IN 512859N, 005700.5E. NC 1183. HH244/420/01 10.12.92 HH244/420/01 10.12.92 EXAM'D 2.10.92 IN 512859.1N, 005700.3E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (PLA WK NO.201/31, CHARTWELL 50/92). NCA. 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5129.021N, 0056.919E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD. SEP 2020/000154133 27.5.20 EXAM'D IN 5529.015N, 0056.904E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LENGTH 48MTRS, WIDTH 29MTRS, HT 3MTRS. ORIENTATION 70/250 DEGS. NFS. (PLA WK INVESTIGATION, DTD 27.05.20). AMEND TO DW 14.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2021/000170671 16.6.21 EMAIL FROM ROBERT.HOWARD@PLA.CO.UK DTD 16.6.21 REQUESTING WRECK TO BE REVERTED BACK TO 14.1MTRS. AMEND WK TO 14.1MTRS. SEP2021/000190816 6.7.21 EXAM'D BY BDC 7.6.21 IN 5129.016N, 0056.905E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.33MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS, LENGTH 39.0MTRS, WIDTH 35.6MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 341/161DEGS. NFS. (PLA SURVEY DTD 7.6.21, BDC H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). RETAIN AS CHARTED. RSDRA2022000104052 24.05.22 Exam'd by BDC in 51-29.015N 000-56.904 E [WGD] least M/B depth 14.88mtrs LENGTH 62.0MTRS, WIDTH 44.0MTRS, HT 2.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 248DEGS. NFS. (PLA SURVEY DTD 17.03.22, BDC H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). Chart action LTA SEP 2022/000199135 13.06.22 EXAM'D by BDC in 51-29.013N 000-56.914 E [WGD] least M/B depth 15.39mtrs LENGTH 40.0MTRS, WIDTH 24.0MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 073DEGS. (PLA SURVEY DTD 13.06.22, BDC H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). ONLY PARTIALLY SURVEYED SO RETAIN EXISTING DEPTH AND POSN RSDRA2022000318185 27.04.23 EXAM'D by BDC in 51-29.015N 000-56.904 E [WGD] least M/B depth 14.64mtrs LENGTH 46.53MTRS, WIDTH 28.59MTRS, HT 2.76MTRS, ORIENTATION 246DEGS. (PLA SURVEY DTD 06.12.22, BDC H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). ONLY PARTIALLY SURVEYED SO RETAIN EXISTING DEPTH AND POSN
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Exam'd by BDC from PLA survey 17.03.22 least M/B depth 14.88mtrs Chart action LTA

Position: 51 29.015 N,0 56.904 E

 

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