1. Identification U-117 *** German Submarine 267 feet long. 1200 gross tons. One 5.9-inch Gun, One 3.4-inch Gun, Four Torpedo Tubes, Two Mine Laying Tubes. Sinking Information Date: 22 June, 1921. Manner: By aerial bombardment; Sunk by Navy planes with 165 pound bombs. Location: 37° 12' N. Latitude; 74° 43' 40" W. Longitude. Wreck Information Depth: 243 feet to sea bottom. Wreck Condition: Upright; 220 feet to top of conning tower, 5 external storage cylinders in sand on Port side, many scallops. 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"