Shipdle Warships
Puzzle #46 was Admiral Hipper.
Admiral Hipper was the lead ship of the Admiral Hipper class of heavy cruisers which served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1935 and launched in February 1937; Admiral Hipper entered service shortly before the outbreak of war, in April 1939.
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What the record says
Puzzle 46 ran on 24 Aug 2026 and the answer was Admiral Hipper, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - cruiser; Navy - Germany; Displacement - 5-15k. The numbers: Commissioned - 1930; Length - 205 m. 1 of the 6 columns is blank in the source (Fate), so nobody could score it either way.
The photograph is by USN, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Class
- cruiser
- Navy
- Germany
- Commissioned
- 1930
- Displacement
- 5-15k
- Fate
- Not recorded
- Length
- 205 m