9. Identification USS New Jersey US Battleship 435 Feet Long. 14,949 Gross Tons. Four 12-inch Guns, Eight 8-inch Guns. Sinking Information Date: 5 September; 1923. Manner: By aerial bombardment; Took 5 hits from 10,000 feet with 600 pound bombs, then some defective 2000 pound bombs from 6000 feet. Was sinking slowly when finished with 1100 pound bombs from 3000 feet. Location: 35° 01' 40" N. Latitude; 75° 17' 30" W. Longitude. Back to "The Billy Mitchel Wrecks"