7. Identification Frankfurt *** German Light Cruiser 348 Feet Long. 5120 Gross Tons. Eight 5.9-inch Guns, Four Torpedo Tubes. Sinking Information Date: 18 July, 1921. Manner: By aerial bombardment; Attacked by Navy and Marine Corps planes using 100 pound bombs with little effect. Sunk rapidly by Army planes using 600 pound bombs. Location: 37° 13' 40" N. Latitude 74° 32' 50" W. Longitude. Wreck Information Depth: 415 feet to bottom. Wreck Condition: Upright; 385 feet to guns, Mast sticks up to 300 feet. Lots of net, Many small shark. Diving Conditions: Current moderate and variable, occasionally heavy; water temperature in low 40's; visibility 10 to 30 feet. Back to "The Billy Mitchel Wrecks"