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Puzzle #98 was SS Cap Arcona.
SS Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen, was a large German ocean liner, later a requisitioned auxiliary ship of the Kriegsmarine, and finally a prison ship in the later months of World War II (1939–1945).
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What the record says
Puzzle 98 ran on 15 Oct 2026 and the answer was SS Cap Arcona, played with 6 guesses against 7 columns. On the record: Type - liner; Flag - Germany; Status - wreck; Builder - Blohm+Voss. The numbers: Launched - 1920; Length - 205.9 m. 1 of the 7 columns is blank in the source (Tonnage), so nobody could score it either way.
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How it scored
- Type
- liner
- Flag
- Germany
- Launched
- 1920
- Tonnage
- Not recorded
- Length
- 205.9 m
- Status
- wreck
- Builder
- Blohm+Voss