10. Identification USS Virginia 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; Bombed from 3,000 feet with 13 (14?) 1,100 pound bombs. Sank in 26 minutes. Location: 35° 01' 40" N. Latitude; 75° 17' 10" W. Longitude. Wreck Information Depth: 390 feet to bottom. Wreck Condition: Upside down; 355 feet to top of hull, stern broken off. Diving Conditions: Current moderate to heavy; water temperature in mid 70's; visibility 50 to 150 feet. Back to "The Billy Mitchel Wrecks"