6. Identification V-43 *** German Torpedo-boat Destroyer 261 Feet Long. 1106 Gross Tons. Two 4.1-inch Guns, One 3.4-inch Gun, Six Torpedo Tubes Sinking Information Date: 15 July, 1921. Manner: By USS Florida. Location: 37° 17' N. Latitude; 74° 32' 10" W. Longitude. Wreck Information Depth: 398 feet to bottom. Wreck Condition: Upright; 390 feet to deck, Big rope net wrapped around mast and upper superstructure. Big fish. 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"