Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS The LETCHWORTH was bombed and sunk by German aircraft in 1940. She was carrying 1700 Tons of cargo. 16-DEC-1940 Sunk in 51 28 58N 000 56 58E. 29-SEP-1958 Swept [swd] clear at 51, foul at 52ft. Least echosounder depth 51 in general depths 52 to 59ft. Scour depth 65ft. 07-JUL-1961 Examined. Least depth 54ft. Large scour to 64ft. 20-FEB-1968 In 51 28 58.5N 000 57 01E, drift swept - clear at 46, foul at 46.5ft. Least echosounder depth 48 in general depth 59ft. Scour depth 66ft. 23-SEP-1978 In 51 28 58N 000 57 01E, least echosounder depth 14.3 in general depth 16m. Scour 19.2m. Clear at 14.1, Foul at 14.5m. Easy to find. Covers an area 75x45m and lies ENE/WSW. 02-OCT-1992 In ogb coords 604810e, 180194n [51 28 59.1N 000 57 00.3E], least echosounder depth 14.3 in general depth 16m. Scour depth 18m. (1)

<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.