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Puzzle #42 was Titanic.
RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. Of the 2,208 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died, making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship.
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What the record says
Puzzle 42 ran on 20 Aug 2026 and the answer was Titanic, played with 6 guesses against 7 columns. On the record: Type - liner; Flag - United Kingdom; Tonnage - 10-50k; Status - wreck; Builder - Harland and Wolff. The numbers: Launched - 1910; Length - 269.1 m.
The photograph is by Francis Godolphin Osbourne Stuart, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Type
- liner
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Launched
- 1910
- Tonnage
- 10-50k
- Length
- 269.1 m
- Status
- wreck
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff