Shipdle Warships
Puzzle #108 was Japanese cruiser Aoba.
Aoba was the lead ship in the two-vessel Aoba class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched in 1926 and heavily modernized in 1938–40, Aoba initially served as a patrol craft, largely along the China coast, and saw extensive service during World War II. Repeatedly heavily damaged and repaired, she was finally crippled by bombing and settled on the bottom of shallow Kure harbor in April 1945; two raids in late July reduced her to an unsalvageable hulk.
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What the record says
Puzzle 108 ran on 25 Oct 2026 and the answer was Japanese cruiser Aoba, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - cruiser; Navy - Japan; Displacement - 5-15k. The numbers: Commissioned - 1920; Length - 185.17 m. 1 of the 6 columns is blank in the source (Fate), so nobody could score it either way.
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How it scored
- Class
- cruiser
- Navy
- Japan
- Commissioned
- 1920
- Displacement
- 5-15k
- Fate
- Not recorded
- Length
- 185.17 m