Shipdle
Puzzle #18 was LÉ Eithne.
LÉ Eithne (P31) was a patrol vessel which was previously in service with the Irish Naval Service. The ship was named after Eithne, a tragic heroine and the daughter of the one-eyed Fomorian King, Balor in an early Irish romantic tale. Eithne was the flagship of the Irish Naval Service.
What the record says
Puzzle 18 ran on 27 Jul 2026 and the answer was LÉ Eithne, played with 6 guesses against 7 columns. On the record: Type - other; Flag - Ireland; Tonnage - 1-10k. The numbers: Launched - 1980; Length - 81.11 m. 2 of the 7 columns are blank in the source (Status and Builder), so nobody could score them either way.
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How it scored
- Type
- other
- Flag
- Ireland
- Launched
- 1980
- Tonnage
- 1-10k
- Length
- 81.11 m
- Status
- Not recorded
- Builder
- Not recorded