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Francis Powell
 Va Beach, VA
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Max Depth: 81-90ft/25-27m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Rating: 4.00 by 1 divers
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Francis Powell is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Va Beach, VA. This dive site has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 81-90ft/25-27m.
Year Built 1922
Date Sunk 27 January 1942
Previous Name Macy Willis
Depth 90 feet
Gross Tonnage 7,096
Dimensions 431’ x 59’ x 33’
Vessel Type Tanker
Power Steam Turbines
Builder Baltimore Dry Docks
Owner Atlantic Refining Co.
Location 27038 41766.3 25 miles offshore
Home Port Philadelphia PA
Cause of Sinking Torpedoed by u-130
In Brief
An American tanker hauling furnace oil and gasoline torpedoed with a loss of 4 lives. It broke into 2 pieces and the bow section was sunk by the Coast Guard Cutter "General Greene" on 1 February 1942.
A piece of history and a really nice dive.
Source "Shipwrecks of Virginia" Gary Gentile 1992
36 49.054N
75 23.849W