Shipdle Warships
Puzzle #105 was Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp.
Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp was one of six Type 1936 destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s. Completed a few months before the start of World War II in September 1939, the ship served as a flagship throughout her career. She briefly patrolled the Skagerrak where she inspected neutral shipping for contraband goods.
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What the record says
Puzzle 105 ran on 22 Oct 2026 and the answer was Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - destroyer; Navy - Germany. The numbers: Commissioned - 1930; Length - 125 m. 2 of the 6 columns are blank in the source (Displacement and Fate), so nobody could score them either way.
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How it scored
- Class
- destroyer
- Navy
- Germany
- Commissioned
- 1930
- Displacement
- Not recorded
- Fate
- Not recorded
- Length
- 125 m