Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Letchworth, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 29.015 N,0 56.904 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: LETCHWORTH
Lengte 71.6 meter, breedte: 10.7 meter, diepgang: 4.3, tonnage 1317 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: Bombed and sunk by german aircraft. passage blyth for london. (lloyds war losses).
Jaar registratie: 1940
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 18 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 246 cm
Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2022
Details metingen/cartografie: 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
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Exam'd by BDC from PLA survey 17.03.22 least M/B depth 14.88mtrs Chart action LTA
Positie: 51 29.015 N,0 56.904 E