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Puzzle #111 was German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin.
The German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was the lead ship in a class of two carriers of the same name ordered by the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany. She was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany and represented part of the Kriegsmarine's attempt to create a well-balanced oceangoing fleet, capable of projecting German naval power far beyond the narrow confines of the Baltic and North Seas. The carrier would have had a complement of 42 fighters and dive bombers.
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What the record says
Puzzle 111 ran on 28 Oct 2026 and the answer was German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - carrier; Navy - Germany; Displacement - 15-40k; Fate - sunk. The numbers: Commissioned - 1930; Length - 262.5 m.
The photograph is by U.S. Navy (A503 FM30-50 booklet for identification of ships, published by the Division of Naval Inteligence of the Navy Department of the United States), licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Class
- carrier
- Navy
- Germany
- Commissioned
- 1930
- Displacement
- 15-40k
- Fate
- sunk
- Length
- 262.5 m