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Puzzle #2 was SS Montevideo Maru.
Montevideo Maru was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USSÂ Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1,054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan.
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What the record says
Puzzle 2 ran on 11 Jul 2026 and the answer was SS Montevideo Maru, played with 6 guesses against 7 columns. On the record: Type - other; Flag - Japan; Tonnage - 1-10k; Status - wreck; Builder - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The numbers: Launched - 1920; Length - 130 m.
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How it scored
- Type
- other
- Flag
- Japan
- Launched
- 1920
- Tonnage
- 1-10k
- Length
- 130 m
- Status
- wreck
- Builder
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries